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The Impact of Webb on Our Understanding of Black Holes
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How has Webb improved our ability to study black holes? Black holes are among the most studied yet most mysterious…

Oct 9, 2026
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Supermassive Black Holes
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Through studying the early universe, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has brought us closer to understanding one of the most…

Oct 9, 2026
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How To Measure What Can’t Be Seen
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Although black holes themselves can’t be seen, astronomers can employ several techniques to infer their masses. For nearby black holes,…

Oct 9, 2026
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Reading Motion in Light
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At large distances, astronomers use Webb to tell how fast gas moves. Slower gas produces a narrow distribution of wavelengths,…

Oct 9, 2026
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Little Red Dots
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Astronomers theorize that little red dots, which are mostly present in the early universe, are active supermassive black holes. But,…

Oct 9, 2026
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Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin
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First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin…

Oct 8, 2026
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FRB 20240304B (NIRCam Image)
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) was able to detect the host galaxy of the fast radio burst…

Oct 8, 2026
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Farthest Fast Radio Burst Host Galaxy Spectrum
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Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope were able to study the host galaxy of the most distant known fast…

Oct 8, 2026
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FRB 20240304B (NIRCam Compass Image)
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This image of the host galaxy of fast radio burst FRB 20240304B, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near…

Oct 8, 2026
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