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James Webb Space Telescope discovers some early universe galaxies grew up surprisingly fast

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that early universe galaxies must have grown up way faster than expected. Plus, ...

Hubble Space Telescope tells a starry ‘tail’ of 12 mingling galaxies

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Hubble Space Telescope has stepped on the tails of 12 interacting galaxies and found them to be studded with the shining ...

Millions of stars glow in Webb telescope’s unprecedented spiral galaxies portrait

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The James Webb ...

James Webb Space Telescope observes 19 intricate galaxy structures in stunning detail (images)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Recently released James Webb Space Telescope images of 19 distant galaxies shine an entirely new, dynamic and vibrant light on these gorgeous ...

Hubble Space Telescope sees colliding galaxies aglow with stars

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Star formation is in business in a pair of merging galaxies recently photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxies UGC ...

Astronomers accidentally discover ‘dark’ primordial galaxy with no visible stars

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers have accidentally discovered a dark galaxy filled with primordial gas untouched that appears to have no visible stars. The researchers behind ...

Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering of spiral galaxies (image)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Hubble spied a collection of spiral galaxies, located at various distances from Earth and gathered for a stunning festive image released on ...

Webb telescope spots the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy yet

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have ...

Earth’s nearest supermassive black hole pair lies in the wreckage of a galactic collision

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers have discovered a duo of monster black holes hiding in the wreckage of a cosmic collision that occurred between two spiral ...