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JWST revealed a massive star that ended its life in an explosion when the universe was just a cosmic toddler.

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This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.

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The lanes and clouds of dust in the star-forming Orion Nebula (M42) reveal a dark dimension to this familiar object.