James Webb Telescope Data: Challenges for the Big Bang?

Astronomers are thrilled by the extraordinary images provided by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)—but some of the data already contradict Big Bang expectations.1


Hubble Photographs "Most Distant Star"

Since its launch 32 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has taken incredible pictures of the universe.

Recently, with the aid of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, the Hubble took a remarkable picture of a star called Earendel. Astronomers say it is the farthest individual star to date.


New Exoplanet's Year Is Just 16 Hours

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to discover a gas giant in another solar system. The planet holds a new record for being a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet with the shortest year.1


Saturn's Moons Continue to Challenge Secular Theorists

A recent article in Sky & Telescope magazine explains why secular theorists have difficulty agreeing on the ages of Saturn’s moons.1 In the process, the article provides a reminder that Saturn’s rings are young. It also presents possible evidence that some of Saturn’s moons are also young.


Reconciling Two Different Calculations of the Hubble Constant

An interesting article1 on physics.org caught my attention. Its title is “Solved: The Mystery of the Expansion of the Universe.” But this can be misleading.

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