The James Webb Space Telescope spied a cosmic question mark in deep space while observing two young stars located more than 1,000 light-years from Earth. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

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Their interactions may have caused the distorted question mark-shape,” representatives of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which manages the telescope’s science operations ...

Their interactions may have caused the distorted question mark-shape,” representatives of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which manages the telescope’s science operations ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a giant red question mark in space that has left some scientists wondering. The object could actually be several objects that line up to form the ...

A "question mark" is captured in this James Webb Space Telescope image of a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in near-infrared light. (Image: NASA, ESA, CSA.

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