James Webb detects carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto's largest moon, Charon
Scientists recently detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon. The researchers conducted the survey using the James Webb ...
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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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 ...
'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…
From the mysterious 'smiling face' to the grand 'Pillars of creation', check out these 7 amazing photos of our universe ...
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A piece of space comes to Davenport: NASA's Hubble Telescope exhibit opening at the Putnam
Although in 2021, it was joined by the James Webb Space Telescope — the largest telescope in ... Hubble has captured images ...
Pancakes in space? James Webb Telescope discovers Vega’s unexplainable cosmic flatness
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a remarkably smooth, 'pancake-like' disk of debris surrounding the star Vega, offering new insights into its cosmic environment.
'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 ...
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 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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An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope
JWST, a groundbreaking space observatory, enhances our understanding of the cosmos by studying distant galaxies, star ...
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The Secrets of Vega: New Telescope Observations Uncover Star’s Dusty Disk
Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to capture unprecedented details of the extensive debris ...