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Exoplanets Can't Hide From The JWST's 'Digital Twin'

Finding dim exoplanets hidden in the glare of their stars is an ongoing challenge in astronomy. Telescopes use coronagraphs to block out starlight, but even they have their limitations. Researchers have developed a new technique with the JWST that can find dim exoplanets more easily than ever.

Universe Today · EN

Bilder der Woche: Der Katzenkopfnebel im Sternbild Schiffskiel

Ein kleiner Teil des Carina-Nebels im südlichen Sternbild Schiffskiel wird wegen seiner Form Katzenkopfnebel genannt. In ihm bilden sich gerade neue Sterne.

Spektrum · DE

The JWST May Have Found Where Heavy Black Hole Seeds Formed

Astrophysicists think that black holes grow through a hierarchical merger framework. But the elusive Intermediate Mass Black Holes are the missing link between stellar mass black holes, and the gargantuan supermassive black holes like the one at the center of the Milky Way. The JWST may have found the ancient sources of IMBH heavy seeds: young massive clusters in the high-redshift Universe.

Universe Today · EN