Galaxy

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Astronomers observe oldest ‘dead’ galaxy with James Webb telescope

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made a new observation of what they say is the oldest galaxy seen to have stopped forming stars.

6 March 2024

Mobility

2 years on, this is what James Webb has taught us about the universe

On January 8, 2022, the James Webb Telescope unfurled its mirror for the first time. Two years on, it has shown us things in the universe we've never seen before.

8 January 2024

Mobility

Scientists say there are more water worlds out there than we thought

Scientists estimate that one rocky planet per star in our galaxy could hold liquid water - the key to life.

13 July 2023

Space

James Webb Telescope discovers six massive 'universe breaker' galaxies

They're far bigger than was believed possible for galaxies so soon after the dawn of the universe - leaving scientists stunned.

23 February 2023

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Milky Way glimmers over Syria's Idlib

Timelapse images show the Milky Way galaxy glimmering in the night sky as it eerily lights up the town of al-Nayrab, in Syria's northwestern Idlib region, on the frontline between regime forces and rebel fighters.

30 July 2022