Scientific American·2026-11-05 00:00· 7 h agoFeaturedRecommendation86.32

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is wobbly—scientists have a fix that could reveal new alien worlds

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By modeling the James Webb Space Telescope’s tiny movements, a new technique can reveal up to 15 times fainter alien worlds

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