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Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 18th September 2025

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar System. A research team led by the Southwest Research Institute has detected gas Read More

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Webb Telescope Spots a “Blob” Near a Star, but Is

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 5th September 2025

JWST placed new limits on planets around Epsilon Eridani and demonstrated an improved technique for spotting faint signals. In science, a negative finding can be just as valuable as a positive one. Even the most Read More

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Circle versus rectangle: Finding 'Earth 2.0' may be easier using

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 31st August 2025

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to facilitate chemical reactions. While single-celled life has existed almost as long as Earth Read More

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NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers 300 Mysterious Objects That Shouldn’t Exist

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 23rd August 2025

Drawing on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified 300 unusual candidates for early galaxies. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Missouri examined distant Read More

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Webb Telescope Spots Oldest Black Hole, Shattering Cosmic Records –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 15th August 2025

Astronomers have discovered the most distant confirmed black hole, hidden inside a rare galaxy known as a “Little Red Dot.” Its enormous size and early existence challenge current theories about how galaxies and black holes Read More