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The best JWST images reveal galaxies, nebulae, and cosmic structures in stunning infrared clarity. These James Webb photos ...

The key enabling tools behind the discovery are the extraordinary sensitivity of JWST and a phenomenon called gravitational lensing.

This spiral galaxy, named Alaknanda, is changing what astronomers think about how — and when — such objects form.

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