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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been ...

A stronomers using the JWST have traced the source of a long-duration gamma-ray burst back to a supernova that exploded ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the universe's earliest supernova. This event offers a rare glimpse into the ...

A faint flash from the cosmic dawn has revealed itself as the oldest supernova ever confirmed, its light having traveled 13 billion years to reach Earth. The James Webb Space Telescope captured the ...

A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...

James Webb Space Telescope data reveals chemical evidence of massive early stars, offering clues about the formation of supermassive black holes ...

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JWST uncovers evidence of ancient “monster stars” whose extreme chemistry may explain the origins of early supermassive black ...

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