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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 ...
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Stunning 4K Views Of PHANGS Galaxies Via James Webb Space Telescope
See amazing views of the M74, NGC 7496, IC 5332, NGC 1365, and NGC 1433 galaxies captured using the James Webb Space ...
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10 stunning James Webb Space Telescope images show the beauty of space
Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe.
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 ...
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James Webb’s first photo of Mars reveals new data about the Red Planet
According to the author, Alise Fisher, James Webb captured ... exposures to capture Webb’s first photo of Mars. The photo isn’t as eye-catching as the first Webb photos we saw back in July.
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Stare into the 'blood-soaked eyes' of 2 spooky galaxies in new Hubble, JWST images (video)
This pair of galaxies is currently in the process of colliding and merging into one, a process that will take around a billion years.
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The 30 Best James Webb Space Telescope Images So Far
The James Webb Space Telescope was late to launch, but the observatory is making gup for lost time. After two years of operation, Webb has captured some truly stunning cosmic vistas, complete with ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
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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 ...
Webb Telescope Sees Perfect Circle Around Vega, Leaving Astronomers Puzzled
Vega, one of the brightest, most famous and most important stars in the night sky, has no evidence of giant planets around it ...
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‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s 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 ...
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
The New York Times needle hasn’t started twitching yet ... I keep the photo archive for the James Webb Space Telescope, the ...