James Webb Space Telescope Captures Saturn's Changing Season
Imagery of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is superimposed over an image captured by Hubble. "Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas are cooler and darker,
5 breathtaking images of space captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope MIRI instrument
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a powerful tool for exploring space, launched in December 2021. It can see faraway objects using infrared light. One important part of the telescope is the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI),
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Massive Black Hole With Half the Mass of Its Surrounding Galaxy
Black hole in ULAS J1120+0641 has record mass compared to its galaxy. Quasar's black hole is 1.4 billion solar masses, half its galaxy's mass. Astronomers used JWST to uncover details about this distant quasar.
Putnam Museum to feature exhibit with Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope imagery
A traveling exhibit will be on display at the Putnam Museum with a close-up view of the stars. NASA’s Hubble: New Views of the Universe opens November 9. The exhibit was created in
Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in mass over time by eating material that wanders too close,
'Hungriest ever' black hole discovered thanks to James Webb Space Telescope
Scientists have discovered a low-mass supermassive black hole feasting on material at a rate never seen before. A supermassive black hole is the largest type of black hole, with its mass being hundreds of thousands,
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'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming ...
More and more astronomers are eager to use the James Webb Space Telescope
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than ...
Saturn's Moon Titan Captured By The James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.
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James Webb telescope spots 'feasting' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be ...
Life Beyond Earth? NASA’s Webb Telescope Eyes Vital Clues on Distant Planets
Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st 'failed star' candidates beyond the Milky Way
At this point, astronomers are used to the James Webb Space Telescope pushing the boundaries of astronomy — so it is ...
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James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but ...
James Webb Telescope Detects Molecule In Orion Nebula View
The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...