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New Data from James Webb Space Telescope Settles Disagreement on Universe’s Expansion Rate
New Webb data finds that the universe’s expansion rate matches earlier predictions, easing tensions over conflicting measurements and reinforcing the current Standard Model of cosmology.
‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life
The universe is filled with countless galaxies, stars and planets. Astronomers may find life one day, but they…
James Webb Space Telescope Detects Carbon Dioxide in Distant Planet Atmospheres
At a Glance Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made a groundbreaking discovery by directly…
Astronomers can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding. New approaches are aiming to break the impasse
ESA/Hubble & Nasa, F. Pacaud, D. Coe Alex Hall, The University of Edinburgh It is almost 100 years…
A Telescope Guide to Your Next Sky-Watching Adventure
Note (23/08/2024): All prices listed here reflect item prices at the time of writing. You may have looked…
A Supernova For the History Books
On February 23, 1987, the supernova SN1987A exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, visible to the naked eye…
Webb Telescope Reveals Early Galaxy’s Bright Light Comes from New Stars, Not Black Hole
At a Glance Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery about one…
Possible Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Discovered Near Milky Way’s Core
At a Glance A star cluster close to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) at the center…
NASA’s JWST Discovery Challenges Galactic Evolution Theories
At a Glance A groundbreaking discovery by NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shaken up the scientific…
Astronomers Uncover Earth-like Exoplanet 40 Light-Years Away, Hinting at Potential Habitability
At a Glance Astronomers have recently made a groundbreaking discovery of an exoplanet 40 light-years away, Gliese 12…