Did the Webb Telescope Find Alien Life on Exoplanet K2-18b? Here’s What We Know
Recent research finds claims of biosignature gas detection were premature. Recent reports of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finding signs of life on a distant…
Read the latest news on the James Webb Space Telescope, the large, space-based observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. With its 6.5-meter primary mirror, Webb offers longer wavelength coverage and vastly improved sensitivity, allowing it to look further back in time to view the first galaxies that formed in the early universe and to peer inside dust clouds where stars and planets are forming today.
Recent research finds claims of biosignature gas detection were premature. Recent reports of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finding signs of life on a distant…
Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly. Although several dozens of…
WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside and clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour. Sometimes…
Webb’s new view focuses on the illuminated edge of the nebula’s distinctive structure. The Horsehead Nebula is prancing across the cosmic stage in new infrared…
James Webb Space Telescope data pinpoints possible aurorae on isolated world in our solar neighborhood. Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST),…
James Webb Space Telescope observations show no sign of heavy elements. In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, observed the…
The James Webb Space Telescope discovered an ancient galaxy, JWST-ER1g, which exhibits a phenomenon called strong gravitational lensing, forming an Einstein ring. This galaxy, rich…
Astronomers detect long-sought compact object within the remnant of Supernova 1987A In February 1987, the closest supernova to Earth in almost 400 years exploded onto…
Groundbreaking observations by the James Webb Space Telescope of an early galaxy merger indicate faster and more efficient star formation than previously understood, revealing complex…
Amid a site teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has set its sights on the starburst…
Groundbreaking JWST observations reveal the pivotal role of low-mass galaxies in the early universe’s reionization, challenging existing cosmic evolution theories. Scientists working with data from…
Unique Opportunity To Study High Concentration of Massive, Young Stars Nearby In the astronomy field, the term “nearby” is quite relative. Neighboring galaxies to our…
Detailed pictures of one of the first galaxies show growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought. Astronomers are currently enjoying a…
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane…
The Hubble constant’s measurement discrepancy, known as the Hubble Tension, has been a significant puzzle in cosmology. The James Webb Space Telescope’s confirmation of the…
NASA’s Space Telescope Live provides an interactive way to explore the most accurate, up-to-date, publicly available information on current, past, and upcoming observations by NASA’s…
The James Webb Space Telescope’s discovery of early galaxies with massive black holes challenges traditional galaxy formation theories, proposing a synchronous development of black holes…
Astronomers identified icy compounds made of complex organic molecules like alcohol and likely acetic acid, using Webb’s MIRI instrument, which was managed through launch by…