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James Webb Space Telescope

This combo of images released by NASA shows a side-by-side comparison of observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, at left, and mid-infrared light, at right, from the Webb Telescope

New images from NASA telescope give a never-before-seen look into the cosmos

Science & Technology

The newly released images from the James Webb Space Telescope show dancing galaxies and the death of a shooting star.

Since Kepler launched in 2009, 21 planets less than twice the size of Earth have been discovered in the habitable zones of their stars. The light and dark green shaded regions indicate the conservative and optimistic habitable zone.

Confirmed: More planets are capable of hosting life than have ever been previously substantiated

Science
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