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![a view of various galaxies in deep space. they are multicolored and appear as various shapes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZTJE3pj3jikNBX4Pi72nTk-320-80.jpg)
Early galaxies were shaped like surfboards and pool noodles, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Keith Cooper published
Young galaxies in the early universe adopted elongated shapes as they formed along filaments of the cosmic web, before evolving into more disc-like galaxies.
![photo showing a large, reddish-orange dust cloud in deep space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VNftiXTyYCTb6TUtQL8ujb-320-80.png)
James Webb Space Telescope catches young planetary system by its dusty 'cat's tail' (photo)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has caught the young planetary system Beta Pictoris by the tail seeing a new structure of dust that resembles the lower half of a cat.
![An illustration of a dark-blue failed star, or brown dwarf, with a ring of reddish aurorae around its north pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GBSJTYNMnZwmhFNTbcpc2W-320-80.png)
James Webb Space Telescope spots hint of mysterious aurora over 'failed star'
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted signs of a ghostly aurora over a 'failed star,' in the form of infrared emissions from methane in the brown dwarf's atmosphere.
![a giant shell of wispy blue, green, yellow and red light glows against the blackness of space in a photo by space telescopes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjsEfBFyGLyd45sn8S5bVX-320-80.jpg)
Astronomers solve mystery of 'Green Monster' in famous supernova remnant (photo)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The mysterious wispy green light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last year near the heart of Cassiopeia A turns out to be a result of a blast wave slamming into surrounding material.
![An artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. It's golden mirror is seen atop its silvery sunshield floating in space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwo2pjvHbG5hfbkPWErPya-320-80.jpg)
12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.
![a warped section of space is enlarged to show a sweep of reddish light with a bright star within.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3BDtWxuhX7WjeKPFXSMaY-320-80.jpg)
Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate
By Keith Cooper published
Gravitationally lensed images of two different supernovas in the same galaxy can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe.
![a dark black hole surrounded by glowing orange gases](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BytMuQ9XtSUc7YHdC62mAn-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope may have found the oldest black hole in the universe
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.
![The star cluster IC 348 as seen by the JWST and where it spotted three "failed star" brown dwarfs. A pink and purple red gaseous nebula fills the image, many bright twinkling stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/okDb5xJnqg8xkUc8HiPqnc-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope spies record-breaking 'failed star' that shouldn't exist (video)
By Robert Lea published
"We're seeing something new and unexpected."
![a loose, gaseous orb in stretched colors of faded pink and vibrant strings of red hangs in space amongst a background of shimmering blue stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vempKigKZKvSiwUVqjuTkE-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)
By Robert Lea published
The powerful space telescope's image of Cassiopeia A shining brightly and silently was revealed as part of the first-ever White House Advent Calendar.
![A blurry blob of red surrounded by blurry blobs of blue and green.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y649gfwnSk8Bb8u7H92LSH-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.
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