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JWST found carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere – and a mystery
The James Webb Space Telescope has made the first clear detection of carbon dioxide in the…
JWST's images of the cosmos should be for all, not just astronomers
Some scientists are unhappy about the James Webb Space Telescope’s data being made public immediately, but…
The time-lapse telescope that will transform our view of the universe
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will scan the whole southern sky every three nights. From short-lived…
NASA is finally ready to launch the huge SLS rocket for the first time
NASA’s Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to launch for the…
Black hole sound: NASA makes Perseus singularity audible to humans
NASA has turned sound waves emanating from a black hole at the centre of the Perseus…
JWST has taken even more beautiful images of Jupiter and its aurora
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of Jupiter, showing off its bright hazes,…
Shards of pure ice might snow upwards beneath the ice shell of Europa
The moons Europa and Enceladus probably have global oceans buried beneath their frozen shells, and those…
The star Betelgeuse has stopped dimming – but it's still acting weird
After a weird event dubbed the Great Dimming in 2019, the plasma that makes up Betelgeuse…
JWST has captured a sparkling galaxy full of intense star formation
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy has some of the most extraordinary regions of star formation of…