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Jupiter from Europa. Computer artwork of a view towards Jupiter and its moons, across the surface of Europa as it might have looked four billion years ago. Europa is the fourth largest of the moons that orbit Jupiter. It is believed to be composed of silicate rocks with a layer of water ice covering the entire surface. It may contain more water than all of Earth's oceans combined but its distance from its sun meant that there wasn't enough heat to prevent it from freezing over.

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JWST has found the oldest galaxy we have ever seen in the universe

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Purple spiral

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Red galaxy

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Red smudge seen by JWST could unlock chemistry of the early universe

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Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope, dating to 2019.

Space

Risk of space rock collisions may limit where JWST can look in the sky

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Jupiter

Space

James Webb Space Telescope team quietly releases a picture of Jupiter

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James Webb Space Telescope pictures: Your questions answered

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James Webb Space Telescope images reveal dazzling view of the universe

The first images from the James Webb Space telescope have been revealed

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James Webb Space Telescope releases dazzling first science images

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UK scientists in EU funding limbo after Boris Johnson's resignation

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James Webb Space Telescope’s first deep-field image is stunning

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