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Strange cosmic objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may be baby 'platypus' galaxies — or something entirely new

Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...
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Webb finds weird 'platypus' galaxies with rare features

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has turned up a tiny set of galaxies in the early universe that look deceptively simple but ...

'Platypus' objects in the early universe look like stars but behave like galaxies

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's ...

Webb reveals a sample of galaxies with unusual features, nicknamed 'Platypus'

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of ...
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JWST Spots Distant Objects So Odd They Have Been Nicknamed "Platypus Galaxies", 12.6 Billion Years In The Universe's Past

"You think that these things should not exist together, but there it is right in front of you, and it’s undeniable," ...

NASA James Webb telescope spots ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ hiding in the early universe

NASA’s Webb Telescope has identified compact, mysterious galaxies nicknamed “astronomy’s platypus.” These strange objects ...

Platypus Galaxy What? Researchers Spot Cosmos Missing Link In NASA’s James Webb Images

Principal investigator Haojing Yan, for a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri, compared the discovery to ...