James Webb Space Telescope

Did you Want More Scientific Information About the First set of Images From JWST? Fill Your Boots

A new paper describes all the science that went into the James Webb Early Release Observations (ERO).

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JWST Turns Its Gaze on the Cartwheel Galaxy

The Cartwheel Galaxy, also known as ESO 350-40, is one disturbed-looking piece of cosmic real estate. To look at it…

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The Record for the Farthest Galaxy just got Broken Again, now just 250 million years after the Big Bang

In a recent study submitted to MNRAS, a collaborative research team has utilized the first set of data from the…

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Even Citizen Scientists are Getting Time on JWST

Over the years, members of the public have regularly made exciting discoveries and meaningful contributions to the scientific process through…

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The James Webb is Measuring Distant Galaxies 5-10 Times Better Than any Other Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is enabling all kinds of next-generation astronomy, including producing accurate mass measurements of the most…

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Another Amazing Image from Webb, This Time it’s Galaxy IC 5332

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to both dazzle and amaze with its latest image, this time of Galaxy…

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Here’s M74 Like You’ve Never Seen it Before, Thanks to Judy Schmidt and JWST

The JWST is grabbing headlines and eyeballs as its mission gains momentum. The telescope recently imaged M74 (NGC 628) with…

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You can see Where JWST Took a Direct hit From a Micrometeorite on one of its Mirrors

A recently-released report examines the James Webb Space Telescope's performance and discusses the micrometeoroid impacts that could threaten the mission

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JWST Also Looked Inside the Solar System, at Jupiter and its Moons

After the ‘big reveal’ earlier this week of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full color images and spectra of…

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Here are the Locations in the sky for the First JWST Images

A "NASA/JPL ambassador" created a map that shows where the objects shown in the James Webb's first images are within…

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