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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes ...
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 ...
This black hole just did something theoretically impossible
Black holes are fascinating objects. They're unimaginably dense: If Earth was (hypothetically) crushed into a black hole, it would be under an inch across. This profound density gives black holes ...
James Webb Space Telescope has captured this kaleidoscopic image of the deep universe.
From the mysterious pillars of creation to the mesmerizing images of the deep universe, check out these 7 rare discoveries ...
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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.
Webb and Hubble telescopes provide a preview to galactic cannibalism
The galaxies, IC 2163 on the left and NGC 2207, are about 114 light-years away from Earth, located in the Eridanus and Canis ...
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.
Webb Telescope Uncovers Bright Ancient Galaxies That Challenge Cosmic Theories
Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has identified early galaxies that shine unexpectedly brightly, suggesting ...
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'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...