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WEBPeering deeply into the cosmos, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age.
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WEBDec 25, 2021 — Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center.
NASA's Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy …
WEB1 day ago — Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers observed Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, one of the most active and intriguing objects in the outer solar system. The high degree of detail captured by the telescope led to the discovery of new, previously unknown jets of gas, which is helping inform theories …
NASA’s Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy …
WEB1 day ago — A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s spectrographic capabilities to gather data on Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, one of the most active objects in the outer solar system. The Webb data revealed never-before-seen features: two jets of carbon dioxide spewing in the north and south directions, and …
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
WEBNov 20, 2023 — The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features.
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
WEBJul 12, 2022 — NASA revealed the first five full-color images and spectrographic data from the world’s most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
NASA's Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral …
WEBJan 29, 2024 — Only NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope can deliver highly detailed scenes of nearby galaxies in a combination of near- and mid-infrared light – and a set of these images was publicly released today.
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope's First Images of Unseen Universe
WEBJul 12, 2022 — The first images and spectroscopic data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, can be found at https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images .
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
WEBJul 12, 2022 — The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
NASA’s Webb Takes Its First-Ever Direct Image of Distant World
WEBSep 1, 2022 — For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. ... This image shows the exoplanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space Telescope: purple shows the NIRCam instrument’s view at 3.00 …