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Webb telescope’s new Uranus image looks like a portal to another dimension
The James Webb Space Telescope has a treat to celebrate the upcoming second anniversary of its launch. NASA and the ESA, which operate the craft alongside the CSA, shared a dazzling new image of the icy planet Uranus.
Webb Space Telescope captures the Ring Nebula in mesmerizing detail
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured extraordinarily detailed images published today of the Ring Nebula. The gaseous cloud, also called M57 and NGC 6720, contains 20,000 dense globules rich in molecular hydrogen. It sits about 2,500 light years away from Earth.
Astronomers confirm Maisie’s galaxy is one of the oldest observed
Astronomers have used advanced instruments to calculate a more accurate age of Maisie’s galaxy, discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in June 2022. Although the star system isn’t quite as old as initially estimated, it’s still one of the oldest recorded, from 390 million years after the Big Bang — making it about 13.4 billion years old. That’s a mere 70 million years younger than JADES-GS-z13-0, the (current) oldest-known system.
Europe’s Euclid space telescope launches to map the dark universe
On late Saturday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the European Space Agency’s Euclid spacecraft successfully lifted off Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Latest Webb Telescope images gives a look at stars being born in the Virgo constellation
The latest images released from the James Webb Space Telescope show off the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068. It's a combination image consisting of infrared shots taken from the telescope's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) and NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) sensors. What those sensors captured is a galaxy in the Virgo constellation about 20 million light-years from Earth
JWST captures images of the first asteroid belts seen beyond the Solar System
Since 1983, astronomers have known the 440 million-year-old Fomalhaut is surrounded by dust and debris, but what they didn’t expect to find was three different debris fields surrounding the star.
Tech's biggest winners in 2022
In 2022, we were distracted and saved by space pictures and word games.
The JWST captures a rare star about to go nova
The capture you see above shows WR 124, a star located in the constellation Sagittarius, approximately 15,000 light years away from Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope captures a spooky view of the Pillars of Creation
Astronomers will be able to develop a better understanding of how stars form thanks to this ghostly image, which arrives just in time for Halloween.
James Webb and Hubble telescope images capture DART asteroid collision
It was the first time the telescopes have observed the same celestial target simultaneously.
Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to capture multi-spectrum image of Phantom Galaxy
The JWST has dazzled since it began sending images back to Earth, but sometimes even the most advanced space telescope ever needs a little help from a friend.
James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide in a distant planet's atmosphere
It's the first evidence of the gas on a planet outside of our solar system.
Physicist trolls James Webb Space Telescope fans with a photo of a chorizo sausage
The James Webb Space Telescope was recently the subject of a not-so-charming prank.
James Webb Space Telescope depicts Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning detail
NASA says the observatory has shed more light on star formation within the galaxy.
The James Webb Space Telescope is capturing the universe on a 68GB SSD
With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) now powered up and snapping some spectacular images, you may wonder exactly how it's storing them.
NASA reveals more stunning images from James Webb telescope
It's able to capture the cosmos in far more detail than Hubble.
First James Webb Space Telescope image shows 'deepest' view of the universe ever
After 14 years of development and six months of calibration, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to embark on its mission to probe the depths of our universe.
President Biden will reveal the first James Webb Space Telescope image today at 5PM ET
NASA has decided to reveal the first James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image today rather than waiting until tomorrow as planned.
NASA reveals details about James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images
The agency will release the initial batch of images and spectroscopic data on July 12th.
James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images will be revealed on July 12th
The first spectroscopic data from the observatory will be released too.
