Tag: JWST
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 [...]
Universe’s expansion rate, puzzle persists
Webb measurements shed new light on a decade-long mystery.
One of the three scientific justifications to the U.S. Congress for building the Hubble [...]
Webb captures iconic Horsehead nebula in unprecedented detail
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most distinctive objects in [...]
Peering into the tendrils of NGC 604
The formation of stars and the chaotic environments they inhabit is one of the most well-studied, but also mystery-shrouded, areas of cosmic investig [...]
Webb depicts staggering 19 nearby spiral galaxies
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to their cent [...]
Webb finds signs of aurorae on brown dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infra [...]
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 [...]
Crescent-like structures now visible in Supernova 1987A
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered new details in Supernova 1987A with its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument, reports NASA.
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These stars have a lot of energy to let loose
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-in [...]