Category: NASA’s James Webb Telescope

PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s James Webb Telescope Spots ‘Green Monster’ Among Star’s Debris

For the first time, astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study the well-known supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. […]

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NASA’s James Webb Telescope Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in Clouds of Hot Gas Giant

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth. […]

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NASA’s James Webb Telescope Reveals New Structures Within Supernova 168,000 Light-Years Away

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A. Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in February of 1987. […]

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NASA’s James Webb Telescope Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-Up on Birth of Sun-Like Stars

From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the universe like never before in its first year of science operations. […]

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Saturn’s Rings Shine in NASA’s James Webb Telescope’s Observation of Ringed Planet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned to famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. The initial imagery from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) is already fascinating researchers. […]

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