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NASA has found carbon dioxide in an exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time. NASA's newest high-end space observatory is proving to be a worthwhile investment.

The discovery is important because it means the US space agencys new telescope could detect and measure the gas in the thinner atmospheres of smaller, rocky planets that could host life.

The inconspicuous blob is an ancient, unnamed galaxy that is 13.1 billion years old - only several hundred million years younger than the birth of the universe.

Finally, the suspense is over. James Webb is open for science! See the first images from the fully operational James Webb space telescope.

Black holes have become the most enigmatic phenomenon in the universe. They are big and completely invisible. Webb will travel back in time to look for their origin.

The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.

The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.