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Smithsonian Magazine · 1d

James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the mysterious behavior of the most massive object in our galaxy

Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light

A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material that surrounds it.

SciTech Daily · 17h

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an unimaginable scale — a continuous sparkle bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.

Space on MSN · 4d

James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars

How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a fittingly fiery nature.

Space on MSN1d

'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...

Live Science on MSN8h

China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer

Chinese scientists have announced details on the upcoming China Space Station Telescope (CSST), a cutting-edge observatory ...

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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

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James Webb telescope captures stunning image in space: Meet Leo P, a special dwarf galaxy

Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb ...

'Like a family photo of our solar system': The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyes

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...

Space on MSN1d

James Webb Telescope Delivers Amazing 4K Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

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Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

Live Science on MSN11d

In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

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