After years of development, researchers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have fired up their newest tool, ...

The telescope may well have outdone itself by revealing evidence of life on a world about 120 light years from Earth.

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The telescope may operate for 20 years, and it's off to a good start. Let's take a look at the best of Webb so far. Here, in no particular order, are 35 of the best Webb images we've seen to date. 1.

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A voice command would have worked too, but I like the tactile control when my display is handy. Finally, I take my wireless satellite sensor — it looks like a large, white pebble you'd find in ...

Finland successfully completed the first test of its encapsulation plant, which, if finished, will become the world’s first ...

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