James Webb Space Telescope
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James Webb Space Telescope gazes into 'The Brick,' a dark nebula near the Milky Way's heart
By Keith Cooper published
A dark nebula, also known as "The Brick," was imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope has found water and organic carbon molecules in the vicinity of a massive, active young star.
James Webb Space Telescope spies a newborn star in its cosmic crib (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope stared through the gas and dust surrounding an infant star around 1,000 light-years away to see the turbulent outflows it is generating.
James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in atmosphere of a 'warm Jupiter'
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet located around 163 light-years away.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies in the early universe
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.
James Webb Space Telescope sees major star factory near the Milky Way's black hole (image)
By Keith Cooper published
The JWST has imaged an intense region of star-formation near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, making findings that could be key to understanding the earliest galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st discovery of disappearing neon around newborn star
By Keith Cooper published
Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals sandy surprise in distant planet
By Conor Feehly published
Fresh James Webb Space Telescope observations of exoplanet WASP-107b revealed sandy clouds high in its atmosphere.
James Webb Space Telescope finds 2 of the most distant galaxies ever seen
By Keith Cooper published
We see these galaxies as they were over 13.45 billion years ago, just between 330 and 350 million years after the Big Bang.
James Webb Space Telescope finds an 'extreme' glow coming from 90% of the universe's earliest galaxies
By Ben Turner published
The universe's early galaxies are way brighter than they should be. The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of brightly glowing gas around 90% of primordial galaxies may explain why.
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