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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The Webb Telescope Found A Planet Orbiting A Star 35 Light Years Away — Its Data Is Just Plain Odd
Recent data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggests that a planet orbiting a small, red star 35 light years away ...
A distant planet seems to have a sulphur-rich atmosphere, hinting at alien volcanoes
Our team has now provided tentative evidence for a sulphur-rich atmosphere on a world that’s 1.5 times the size of Earth and ...
The best science books of 2024, from lethal technology to eternal life
This year, leading thinkers asked how humanity became so fragile, what other life could exist in the universe, and whether it ...
'Hand of God': The 'Hand of God' is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has image…
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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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European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads
The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of the Vega-C and Ariane 6 as early as this ...
'Landing will swallow you': Why Jupiter doesn’t have a solid surface to walk on
Unlike Earth and other rocky planets, Jupiter lacks a solid surface. It’s composed entirely of gas and liquid, making it ...
A piece of space comes to Davenport: NASA's Hubble Telescope exhibit opening at the Putnam
A piece of outer space history is coming to Davenport! The Putnam Museum and Science Center is hosting NASA's traveling ...
What lies beneath the ice?': NASA is banking on these tools to crack Europa’s greatest mystery
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is en route to probe Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, using advanced tools like MASPEX and UVS to hunt for clues of life in its hidden ocean.
Legendary Star’s Smooth Disk Mystifies Astronomers, Challenges Planet Formation Theories
Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...
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Distant Planet's Sulphur Atmosphere Hints at Volcanoes
The composition of the atmospheres of these planets is still an open question, one that we are only starting to explore with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... much like what is observed on ...