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In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has transformed our understanding of the universe. It has peered at planets, stars, galaxies and black holes, casting its eye over a cornucopia of celestial treats. It can seem like JWST arrived out of nowhere, but the telescope has been the collective effort of tens […]
The universe of United States postage stamps featuring James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) imagery is set to expand again in 2025. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Monday (Dec. 16) revealed that its upcoming Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express flat rate stamps will feature two deep space vistas captured by the Webb observatory. Scheduled […]
A galaxy nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle has been detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, marking a significant discovery. According to research published in Nature on December 11, this galaxy existed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang and has a mass similar to the Milky Way at a comparable stage of development. The […]
An artist’s illustration of a fully formed sub-Neptune planetNASA / ESA / CSA / Dani Player (STScI) Nearly three decades since the first exoplanet discovery, astronomers have only become certain of their own uncertainty regarding these diverse worlds’ formation. Every new young transiting planet is a valuable target for their developing models — which is […]
Artist´s impression of an asteroid belt. NASA / JPL-Caltech Astronomers have uncovered an unexpectedly large population of small main-belt asteroids thanks to a new analysis of images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The finding could change calculations of the impact rate on Earth from such bodies, which range from house-size to the size of […]
The James Webb Space Telescope’s brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring. The Sombrero galaxy is so named because, in visible light images, lying nearly edge-on to us, it bears […]
Astronomers have used the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to gain an unprecedentedly clear view of the disk of gas and dust surrounding the star Vega. There’s no sign of large planets orbiting within it, forcing astronomers to reconsider the range of possible disk architectures and how common planetary systems like the solar system […]
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has transformed our understanding of the universe. It has peered at planets, stars, galaxies and black holes, casting its eye over a cornucopia of celestial treats. It can seem like JWST arrived out of nowhere, but the telescope has […]