'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 ...
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 ...
James Webb Space Telescope: Breathtaking 'Face-On' Views Of 19 Spiral Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured 19 spiral galaxies "face-on" in near- and mid-infrared. The images "show stars, gas, and dust on the smallest scales ever observed beyond our own galaxy," ...
4K Galaxy Merger Seen From The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of merging galaxies II ZW 96. The merger is located 500 million light ...
Creepy cosmic eyes stare out from space in Webb and Hubble image
The gruesome palette of these galaxies is owed to a mix of mid-infrared light from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, and visible and ultraviolet light from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ...
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A space walking robot could build a giant telescope in space
The Hubble Space Telescope was carried to space inside the space shuttle Discovery and then released into low-Earth orbit.
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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James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with "empty larders" that defy theories ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Webb space telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
The new observations involve a supermassive black hole that existed when the cosmos was about 11% its current age.
Future space telescopes could be made from thin membranes, unrolled in space to enormous size
Space-based telescopes are remarkable. Their view isn't obscured by the weather in our atmosphere, and so they can capture ...