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Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site ...
NASA's Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies

NASA’s Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies

It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, ...
NASA's Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way

NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented ...
NASA's Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colorful View of Universe

NASA’s Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colorful View of Universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to study an expansive galaxy cluster known as MACS0416 ...
NASA's Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter's Atmosphere

NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans ...
STScI: Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

STScI: Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A) ...
STScI: Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars

STScI: Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars

From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA’s James Webb Space ...
STScI: Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet

STScI: Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet

Saturn itself appears extremely dark at this infrared wavelength observed by the telescope, as methane gas absorbs almost all of ...
STScI: Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule

STScI: Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule

A team of international scientists has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space ...
STScI: Webb Looks for Fomalhaut's Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More

STScI: Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More

Astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star, Fomalhaut, in order ...
STScI: Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A

STScI: Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A

The explosion of a star is a dramatic event, but the remains the star leaves behind can be even more ...
STScI: NASA's Webb Measures the Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet

STScI: NASA’s Webb Measures the Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet

An international team of researchers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet ...