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NASA's groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious object that's freely floating through interstellar ...

With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might ...

An advanced imaging system developed at the University of Arizona boasts a shape-shifting mirror that delivers observing ...

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A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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