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Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history and its source deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. In a paper published in...
A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late Cretaceous (100–66 million-year-old) strata of Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The mouse-sized animal is named Ravjaa ishiii: The...

Small asteroid ‘serendipitously’ detected using James Webb telescope

European astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected a previously unknown asteroid about the size of Rome's Colosseum in the main asteroid...

Ever wanted to name a planet? Here’s how to name one found by the James Webb Telescope

Anyone can name a star online, but the International Astronomical Union is offering a rare space opportunity: to name a planet discovered by the...

NASA releases Webb images of Jupiter

On the heels of Tuesday's release of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, data from the telescope's commissioning period is now...

First image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies in stunning detail

Billions of years ago, long before a swirling cloud of gas and dust coalesced to form the sun, light left the earliest stars and...

NASA reveals Webb telescope’s first cosmic targets

NASA said Friday the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope will include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a...

Webb telescope nearly set to explore the solar system

As NASA's James Webb Space Telescope moves through the final phases of commissioning its science instruments, we have also begun working on technical operations...

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