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Herbig-Haro 46/47, captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

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JWST should soon glimpse the very first stars born after the big bang

The James Webb Space Telescope is looking ever further back in the universe’s history and the unexpected high luminosity of the sources it sees hints that the way we think stars form from gas in the early universe may need revision, astrophysicist Richard Ellis has revealed at �鶹��ý Live

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A fully deployed OTIS, with the secondary mirror extended over the primary mirror, is removed from Chamber A after a successful thermal-vacuum test in 2017. Seen still in the chamber is a sunshield simulator, called the L5 Simulator, representing the fifth and innermost layer of the sunshield. The telescope would be shipped to the Northrop Grumman facility in California to be integrated with the real sunshield. I was suspended on a lift for this shot. Page 119

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A glimpse inside how the James Webb Space Telescope was put together

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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Students search desert for lost rocket after attempted launch to space

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Students search desert for lost rocket after attempted launch to space

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Super-heatproof computer memory survives temperatures over 500°C

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image of the galaxy cluster El Gordo

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Distant galaxies are gobbling up an unexpected amount of gas

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Northern Lights over Culloden, Scotland

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How to see the northern lights this winter

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Artist's concept of Makemake

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Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

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Data leak means anyone can see when astronauts urinate on the ISS

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JWST has taken an astonishing image of a baby star with powerful jets

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a young star spewing out powerful winds that have created a pair of stunning, colourful jets

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It's a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here's how

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Reusable rocket built by students is about to launch to space

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The earliest black holes seen by JWST appear to be unusually massive

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Why it's a big deal that India beat Russia in the new race to the moon

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