near-infrared astronomy
JWST Uses “Interferometry Mode” to Reveal Two Protoplanets Around a Young Star
The JWST is flexing its muscles with its interferometry mode. Researchers used it to study a well-known extrasolar system called…
Webb Sees a Galaxy Awash in Star Formation
Since it began operations in July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has fulfilled many scientific objectives. In addition…
A New Weather Feature was Hiding in JWST’s Picture of Jupiter
In July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) used its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) to capture stunning infrared images of…
For the First Time, Astronomers Spot Stars in Galaxies that Existed Just 1 Billion Years After the Big Bang
Using data from the JWST, an international team of astronomers have made the first observations of stars in quasars that…
A 100-Meter Rotating Liquid Mirror Telescope on the Moon? Yes Please.
A team from UT Austin has renewed a proposal for a liquid-mirror telescope on the Moon that could study the…
Herschel Telescope Peers into the Glow of Cygnus X
[/caption] In infrared, Cygnus-X is a glowing star nursery, and the Herschel space observatory has captured this beautiful new view…
Supernova Primo – Out To Far Frontiers
[/caption] Its nickname is SN Primo and it's the farthest Type Ia supernova to have its distance spectroscopically confirmed. When…
First (of many) Gorgeous Pictures from the New VISTA
Well, the WISE infrared all-sky satellite may be delayed until Monday, but the new infrared southern sky survey telescope VISTA…
Ring of Stars in Centaurus A Uncovered
Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is one of the most studied objects in the Southern sky, because it is the giant…