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Webb’s NIRCam Reveals Helix Nebula’s Cometary Knots in Unprecedented Infrared Detail

The close-up traces hot winds from a white dwarf crashing into older shells, revealing zones ripe for molecule and dust formation.

Webb Confirms Most Distant Supernova Yet, SN Eos at Redshift 5.133

JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Are Young Black Holes Shrouded in Gas, Nature Study Finds

Precessing Black Hole Jet in VV 340a Drives Vast Outflow in Young Disk Galaxy

JWST and Chandra Reveal Colliding Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207

JWST Spots Record-Distant Supernova Tied to March Gamma-Ray Burst

Record-Long Gamma-Ray Burst and Earliest-Known Supernova Challenge Models of Cosmic Explosions

JWST Detects Chemical Fingerprint of Primordial 'Monster Stars' in Early Galaxy

Webb Maps Four Dust Spirals and Confirms Third Star in Rare Apep Wolf-Rayet System

Webb Unveils Red Spider Nebula’s Closed Lobes, Iron‑Traced Jet, and Shrouded Core

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

Rogue Planet Cha 1107‑7626 Caught in Record Growth Spurt at 6 Billion Tons per Second

New Images Show Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Growing a Tail as NASA Dismisses Alien-Craft Claims

Webb Detects First Silane in Ancient Brown Dwarf, Clarifying Jupiter–Saturn Silicon Mystery

Webb Releases Multiwavelength View of the 'Butterfly Star,' Revealing Dust Settling in a Planet-Building Disk

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Localized to Dwarf Galaxy at z=2.148

Mineral Condensation Captured in Planet-Forming Disk of Protostar HOPS-315

First Solids of Planet Formation Observed Around Young Star HOPS-315

High-Resolution Images Illuminate Ancient Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS