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Are ‘Dead’ Galaxies Secretly Giving Birth to New Stars?
Some galaxies that should have ceased forming stars long ago are defying expectations. Anew theory proposes the existence of ...
Dying star's "previously unseen layers" visible in new Webb space telescope image
The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are the starburst-like radiating lines that appear around bright ...
Webb brings dying star's energetic display into full focus
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Its rings, which are only detected in infrared ...
Webb telescope snaps spectacular view of distant cosmic scene
The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star's life.
James Webb observes a dying star creating a cosmic hourglass
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands of glittering galaxies that it spied by peering through ...
Astroforensics Reveals Surprise Twist in Death of Planet Swallowed by Star
NASA says observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a surprising new twist in the study of a star believed to have engulfed a planet. The latest data suggests that instead of the ...