Artist’s impression of the Webb Telescope in space. Credit: NASA Astronomers point to the most distant known galaxies – detected and confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It spans …
A group of international astronomers have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery of the first confirmed galaxies to date. In work, which NASA says has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists found that light from these galaxies took more than 13.4 billion years to reach Earth, as the galaxies date …
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The first deep-field image of the cosmos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has allowed scientists to study the faint, almost ghostly light of orphan stars that exist between the galaxies of galactic clusters. Gravitationally unbound to galaxies, these stars are pulled from their homes and drift through intergalactic space by the massive …
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Astronomers have confirmed that four ancient galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope in its first months of operation are the oldest scientists have ever seen and nearly as old as the universe itself. The galaxies were among hundreds of promising stellar conglomerates found in images from the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) aboard the …
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South Ring Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI images side by side). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope offers dramatically different views of the South Ring Nebula. Each image combines near and mid-infrared light from three filters. On the left, Webb’s image of the South Ring Nebula highlights the very hot gas that surrounds the two central stars. …
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South Ring Nebula (side-by-side NIRCam and MIRI images). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope offers dramatically different views of the South Ring Nebula. Each image combines near and mid-infrared light from three filters. On the left, Webb’s image of the South Ring Nebula highlights the very hot gas that surrounds the two central stars. On the …
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Two images of the South Ring Nebula taken by the Webb Telescope. This milky, bloody Webb boon shows how gas is distributed in the South Ring Nebula. 2,500 years ago, one of the most beautiful features of space was born: the South Ring Nebula. The nebula was vividly photographed by the Webb Space Telescope earlier …
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When you look up at the night sky from your backyard, you might spot a few stars if you’re lucky. But father-of-three James Flanagan wanted a better view and pointed his telescope “in the middle of the road” into space to get a closer look. He has since seen a lunar mountain range, the dusty …
The James Webb Space Telescope can capture a more complete view of galaxies, stars and planets. The mighty telescope is 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, Hubble, and uses infrared light. JWST began science operations in July. Scientists point out that it is only beginning to unveil the universe. Loading Something is loading. Thank …
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The intracluster light of the SMACS-J0723.3-7327 cluster obtained with the NIRCAM camera onboard JWST. The data was processed by the IAC team to improve the detection of faint light between galaxies (black and white). Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. In galaxy clusters, there is a fraction of stars that wander through intergalactic space because they …
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