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January 28, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universeThe galaxy MoM-z14 could offer…

January 25, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matterAstronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of…

January 20, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNew JWST images reveal Helix Nebula’s knots with stunning clarityA fresh look at the Helix Nebula captures…

On Christmas Day 2021, alongside other astronomers, I watched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launch from French Guiana and begin its month-long journey to its…

December 2, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJames Webb Space Telescope Spots Swirling Cradle for ExomoonsScientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system…

Astronomers have yet to find irrefutable proof for any natural satellites of exoplanets—so-called exomoons—but as circumstantial evidence accumulates and the list of candidates grows, the discovery…

For astronomers studying dark matter, the Bullet Cluster is one of the greatest laboratories in the universe.It was discovered almost by accident, a blip of x-rays…

If we’ll ever find life outside our solar system, it will not be an instant discovery. Save for the slim possibility of an intelligent civilization beaming…

August 12, 20252 min readCosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST ImageThis telescope has revealed the whipped-up dust from the birth of a star—and…

Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars—but for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive observations that could just as well be…