NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed details of the Southern Ring planetary nebula that were previously hidden from astronomers. Planetary nebulae are the shells of gas and dust ejected from dying stars. Webb’s powerful infrared view brings this nebula’s second star into full view, ...
Images of “Cosmic Cliffs” showcase Webb’s cameras’ capabilities to peer through cosmic dust, shedding new light on how stars form Objects in the earliest, rapid phases of star formation are difficult to capture, but Webb’s extreme sensitivity, spatial resolution, and imaging capability can ...
Working together, a range of Webb’s high-resolution infrared instruments reveal the stars, structure, and composition of the nebula with a level of detail not previously possible. Astronomers will use Webb throughout its mission to gain insight into star formation and the stellar lifecycle. The ...
The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopi...
will also use the quasars to examine the gas in the space between galaxies, particularly during the period of cosmic reionization, which ended when the universe was very young. They will accomplish this using Webb’s extreme sensitivity to low levels of light and its ...
still an area of active debate, says nikole lewis, an astronomer at cornell university who studies exoplanet atmospheres. she says that a new generation of exoplanet hunting telescopes, such as the recently launched transiting exoplanet survey satellite and the forthcoming james webb space telescope...
"Until they do until find a resolution, the launch team has decided to hold off on cryo loading until they have a better understanding of what is required for that repair." Problems with gaseous nitrogen supply, used to support activities at the pad, had delayed previous countdown rehearsals...
July 12 marks one year since the James Webb Space Telescope's first four images were released to the public. To mark the occasion, NASA expert Taylor Hutchison spoke to Space.com about the impact the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)has had on science in its first 12 months....
Finally, the newJames Webb Space Telescopehas been looking for distant galaxies as far from Earth as possible.Distant light is old light, so the James Webb Space Telescope is capturing images ofgalaxies from the first few hundred million yearsof the universe, allowing astronomers...
Over twenty years in the making and set for a 2018 launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the single most advanced space telescope ever constructed. Successor to NASA’s beloved Hubble Space Telescope, JWST has been purpose-built for studying the infrared portion of the electromagnetic...