James Webb Space Telescope
TRAPPIST-1 Has Flares. What Does This Mean for its Planets?
Using spectra obtained by Webb, an international team examined three TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets during a series of flares.
Hundreds of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Orion Nebula
It appears that rogue planets – free floating worlds that aren’t gravitationally bound to a parent star – might be…
Incredible New Images of the Orion Nebula From JWST
The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest star-forming regions in the sky, easily visible in a small telescope. But…
Lose Yourself in the JWST’s Exquisite Image of Barnard’s Galaxy
There may come a day when we grow weary of JWST images. But it's not today. Today, we can lose…
Finally! Astronomers are Starting to See the First Galaxies Coming Together With JWST
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s principal science goals is to observe the epoch where we think that the…
The JWST is Forcing Astronomers to Rethink Early Galaxies
The JWST has surprised astronomers again. Contrary to our existing understanding, the JWST showed us that the early Universe was…
The Seasons on Saturn are Changing. It's Time to Say Goodbye to Its North Pole for a Few Years
Just like Earth, Saturn goes through seasons because of its axial tilt. But a year on Saturn lasts 30 Earth…
JWST Accidentally Found 21 Brown Dwarfs
When you launch humanity's most powerful telescope, you expect results. The JWST has delivered excellent results by detecting ancient galaxies,…
The Whirlpool Galaxy, Seen by JWST
The Whirlpool Galaxy, aka M51, is one of the most well-known objects in the night sky. It's close enough and…
JWST Plucks One Single Star out of a Galaxy Seen 12.5 Billion Years Ago
Thanks to data obtained by Webb, astronomers have confirmed that MACS0647-star-1 is the second farthest star observed to date.