James Webb Space Telescope
These Bizarre Concentric Rings in Space are Real, Not an Optical Illusion. New Data from JWST Explains What’s Happening
Back in August, an early release image from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed a bizarre sight: as many as…
Webb and Hubble Work Together to Reveal This Spectacular Galaxy Pair — and Several Bonuses!
What’s better than a pair of galaxies observed by a pair of iconic space telescopes? The answer to that, according…
Another Ghostly Spiral Galaxy Revealed by JWST
The famous American baseball player once said, "You can observe a lot just by watching." That's certainly true of the…
Webb Scans a Nearby Brown Dwarf and Finds it has Clouds Made of Sand
An international collaboration has used data from Webb to characterize a brown dwarf, and found clouds of sand in its…
Webb Turns its Infrared Gaze on Mars
The first Webb images of Mars were just released by the ESA, revealing spectra from the planet's atmosphere and what…
Uh oh, There’s a Problem With one of Webb’s Science Instruments
James Webb is currently experiencing problems with its MIRI instrument. The problem is due to increased friction in one of…
Wow! Here's Webb's View of the Tarantula Nebula
Here’s the Tarantula Nebula like we've never seen it before. The James Webb Space Telescope turned its detectors towards the…
JWST Takes Its First Image of an Exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first direct image of an exoplanet, a planet outside our Solar System.…
JWST Finds a Clear, Unambiguous Signal for Carbon Dioxide in an Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
An early – and exciting -- science result from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was announced today: the first…
Gaze Into the Heart of NGC 1365, Captured by Webb
Astrophotographer Judy Schmidt (aka. Geckzilla, SpaceGeck) is at it again! Earlier this month, she released a processed image of the…