New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

“We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models.”
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“There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions to be explored going forward.”
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“JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up.”

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe’s earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, offering a new clue to how comets evolve.
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“Instead of Webb’s 6.5-meter diameter, it’s like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope.”