Tag: James Webb Space Telescope
Webb watches carbon-rich dust shells form, expand in star system
Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, [...]
‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: Webb, Hubble examine galaxy pair
Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing e [...]
Hubble, Webb spot surprisingly smooth disk around Vega
In the 1997 movie "Contact," adapted from Carl Sagan's 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a s [...]
NASA’s Webb Peers into Extreme Outer Galaxy
Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists call this region the Extr [...]
Pillars of Creation in 3D as seen by Hubble and Webb
Made famous in 1995 by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imagination worldwide wi [...]
Galaxy forming in early universe caught by Webb
Researchers analyzing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed three galaxies that may be actively forming when the universe was o [...]
Webb shows early galaxies in odd shapes
Researchers using Webb found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, not spiral or elliptical structures.
Webb h [...]
Webb updates image of ringed planet Uranus
When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the planet appeared to be a nearly featureless, solid blue ball. Now, Webb shows us an infrared view that is [...]
Rocky planets can form in extreme environments
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the [...]
NASA’s Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high-resolution look at Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space [...]