Top 8 images of space objects captured by NASA James Webb Space Telescope in 2024
Check out these 8 images of galaxies, star clusters, supernovas and others captured by NASA James Webb Space Telescope in ...
'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
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Space Cadets, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is Coming to Eastern Iowa
The skies over Iowa recently have been filled with Northern Lights on many nights and a comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ...
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
These are just a taste of the discoveries made by the $10 billion Webb telescope since it began science observations in 2022.
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Fingerprint 5,000 Light-Years Away
The James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) captured imagery of a pair of stars called Wolf-Rayet 140.
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
If you need to stare into an abyss, it might as well be beautiful.
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
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How JWST’s findings are reshaping our models of cosmic evolution – Part I
Webb's high-resolution instruments uncover distant objects, enabling studies of early stars, galaxies, and habitable ...
Webb Telescope Uncovers Bright Ancient Galaxies That Challenge Cosmic Theories
Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has identified early galaxies that shine unexpectedly brightly, suggesting ...
8 Incredible Images NASA Revealed This Week
In an image snapped by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8, Mexico's most active volcano Popocatépetl can be seen ...