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In 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope brought us new views of the cosmos

In 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope brought us new views of the cosmos

This year marked the end of a decades-long wait for astronomers. The James Webb Space Telescope is finally in action. The telescope, which launched in December 2021, released its first scientific data in July (SN: 8/13/22, p. 30) and immediately began to exceed astronomers’ expectations. “We realized that James Webb is 10 times more sensitive …

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A black hole tore apart a star and brought together astronomers from around the world

A black hole tore apart a star and brought together astronomers from around the world

It was an event not seen in over a decade: a sudden burst of energy launched from the center of a distant galaxy, bright enough to be visible 8.5 billion light-years away. . With a burst of light equivalent to more than 1,000 trillion suns, the flash was first detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility, …

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