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James Webb Space Telescope uses cosmic archeology to reveal history of the Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...
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JWST discovery helps answer how galaxies, like our own Milky Way, were born
When looking up at the sky, you might think galaxies have always looked the way they do today. But a new study from Princeton ...
Galaxies Had a “Thick Phase” – JWST Just Revealed How They Slimmed Down
Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...
Webb telescope digs into structural origins of disk galaxies
Disk galaxies, like our own Milky Way galaxy, commonly consist of both a thick and thin disk of stars—each with different ...
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JWST unlocks 10-billion-year mystery of how galaxies shape themselves
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick disks in galaxies as far back as 10 billion years ago ...
‘Cosmic owl’ appears in deep space: James Webb spots rare ring galaxy collision
Researchers analysing Webb Telescope data recently found a rare galactic duo. Together, the galaxies form an owl-like structure about 11 billion light-years away.
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and see so far out? – Kieran G., age 12, Minnesota Imagine a camera so powerful it can see light from galaxies that formed more than 13 ...