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JWST Spectra Reveal Hidden Low-Mass Stars That Boost Early Galaxies' Masses

New analysis of JWST plus VLT spectra shows some massive early galaxies contain far more faint stars than previously measured.

JWST Identifies a Candidate ‘Black Hole Star’ at Cosmic Dawn

Astronomers Identify a Black Hole Star at Cosmic Dawn

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

Lab-Made Cosmic Dust Matches Space Signatures in Peer-Reviewed Study

Webb Confirms Most Distant Supernova Yet, SN Eos at Redshift 5.133

Scientists Detect Largest Known Rotating Filament in the Cosmic Web

JWST Reveals 'Alaknanda,' a Milky Way–Like Spiral 1.5 Billion Years After the Big Bang

Peer-Reviewed Study Models Early-Universe Collapse Into Primordial Black Holes and Exotic Stars

First Detection of Heavy Water in a Planet-Forming Disk Points to Prestellar Origins

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

Gaia Data Yields Most Accurate 3D Map of Nearby Stellar Nurseries

JWST Study Proposes ‘Black Hole Stars’ to Explain Mysterious Early‑Universe Red Dots

Webb Releases Multiwavelength View of the 'Butterfly Star,' Revealing Dust Settling in a Planet-Building Disk

HeH+ Ion’s Reactivity Endured at Cryogenic Temperatures, Reframing Early-Star Cooling

Telescopes Witness Key Stages of Planet Formation in Three Young Star Systems

UK Radio Array Captures Missing Pebble Stage of Planet Formation

New 'Dark Dwarfs' Theory Proposes Substellar Objects Fueled by Dark Matter

Ultra-Detailed Thousand-Color Image Reveals Sculptor Galaxy’s Internal Structure