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WEBJul 15, 2024 · The latest science news and announcements covering the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission.
Webb Space Telescope Reveals a Uniquely Inflated and
WEB9 hours ago · Researchers from the University of Arizona, along with an international group of scientists, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The exoplanet, which is about the size of Jupiter but only a tenth of its mass, is found to have east …
Webb Telescope Latest News - Science@NASA
WEBSee current, upcoming and recent past observations scientists are making with the Webb Space Telescope. View details about each observation's science focus areas, the instruments used and more. View the Tool.
First-of-Its-Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The team will now use Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) to investigate the chemical make-up of the cloud. The astronomers are interested in determining how volatile chemicals survive star and planet formation.
NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions
WEBSep 18, 2024 · A collision, which occurred hundreds of millions ago, created a tenuous bridge of gas and dust that connects the two galaxies, and started a new wave of star formation that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures clearly.
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features.
NASA’s Webb Peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center. (For comparison, Earth is approximately 26,000 light-years from the center.) A team of scientists used Webb’s NIRCam […]
James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the …
WEB1 day ago · The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image. ... Contact me with news and offers ...
NASA’s Webb Takes Its First-Ever Direct Image of Distant World
WEBSep 1, 2022 · Webb is an international mission led by NASA in collaboration with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The exoplanet in Webb’s image, called HIP 65426 b, is about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter, and these observations could help narrow that down even further. It is young as planets go — about 15 ...
Webb provides another look into galactic collisions | ESA/Webb
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Webb provides another look into galactic collisions. An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a larger spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright ‘eyes’ and the wide semicircular ‘smile’ that have resulted.
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