Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the first asteroid belt seen outside of our solar system and unveiled some cosmic surprises along the way.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor around a rocky exoplanet that orbits a star located 26 light-years away from Earth.
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No matter what the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope or our other tools of space exploration discover next, it’s likely to be located many light-years away.
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The European Space Agency is about to send a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has spied colorful, never-before-seen details in one of the most well-observed remnants of an exploded star.
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In 2017, ‘Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system, and its appearance sparked questions scientists are still trying to answer.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a rare and tumultuous sight 15,000 light-years away from Earth.
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Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth.
