Webb discovers that planet-forming disks lived longer in the early universe
This is a NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a massive star cluster in the Small Magellanic ...
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Webb uses gamma-ray bursts to probe the origin of excess star formation
Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2409.11468 Among its other notable achievements and puzzles, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a ...
Astronomers find Webb data conflicts with reionization models
Simulation of galaxies ionizing hydrogen gas (bright zones) during the reionization epoch. Credit: M. Alvarez, R. Kaehler and T. Abel ...
Webb lets researchers use new method to find atmospheres of distant planets
University of Chicago astronomers have tested a simpler and more precise way to determine whether or not exoplanets have atmospheres, ...
Astronomers use Webb to probe a ‘vapor world’ in the constellation Pisces
The study found that the planet's atmosphere contains a high concentration of heavier molecules, including a significant amount of water ...
Webb telescope detects unusual gas jets from Centaur 29P
Centaur 29P degassing (NIRSpec). Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI), Sara Faggi (NASA-GSFC, American University) Inspired by the half-human, ...
Webb Researchers Discover Lensing Supernova, Confirm Hubble Voltage
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image of the PLCK galaxy cluster G165.7+67.0, also known as G165, shows ...
Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s largest moon
A SwRI-led team has detected spectral signatures of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Charon, Pluto's largest moon, using observations ...
Webb detects rapid flow in host galaxy of bright quasar
Spectrum of quasar J1007+2115. Credit: Liu et al., 2024. An international team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope ...
Webb Telescope Offers Another Glimpse of Galactic Collisions
This composite image of Arp 107, created using data from the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared ...
