Jay Bennett

Contributing Writer

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Astrophysicists Puzzle Over Webb’s New Universe

July 2, 2026

Faced with observations of early black holes and galaxies that weren’t expected to exist, scientists have come up with a wealth of new theories to explain them. Now they just need to figure out which ones are true.

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Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy

July 1, 2024

Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.