Unveiling the Cosmos: Maisie’s Galaxy Confirmed as One of the Universe’s Oldest
Maisie’s galaxy, named in honor of Steven Finkelstein’s daughter, was detected 390 million years after the Big Bang. The James Webb Space Telescope has enabled…
Read the latest news on the James Webb Space Telescope, the large, space-based observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. With its 6.5-meter primary mirror, Webb offers longer wavelength coverage and vastly improved sensitivity, allowing it to look further back in time to view the first galaxies that formed in the early universe and to peer inside dust clouds where stars and planets are forming today.
Maisie’s galaxy, named in honor of Steven Finkelstein’s daughter, was detected 390 million years after the Big Bang. The James Webb Space Telescope has enabled…
New finding suggests supernovae are likely suppliers of dust to early, young galaxies. Supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, are some of the universe’s biggest…
Forecast: There’s a 100% chance of recurring two-sided jets for a pair of stars that are actively gathering mass. Like kittens, actively forming stars are…
Groundbreaking observations by the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed hydrogen peroxide on Ganymede and ongoing volcanic eruptions on Io, enhancing our understanding of Jupiter’s…
Observations Hint That Earendel Has Companion Star Detecting extremely distant stars, or those closest in time to the big bang, can provide insights into the…
A new image reveals galaxy groups, smudges, and dusty distant objects. The Fishhook. The Thin One. These are just two of the striking targets revealed…
Observing Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822 With James Webb Space Telescope Captured by the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) mounted on the James Webb…
The Webb Space Telescope has unveiled stunningly detailed images of the Ring Nebula. The pictures provide an unparalleled view of this celestial phenomenon, revealing its…
The finding shows that a water reservoir is available for terrestrial planets that might be coalescing there. Water, water, everywhere – not in drops, but…
SwRI scientist awarded JWST Cycle 2 observations of Enceladus A pair of scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) were members of a James Webb…
A string of lined-up galaxies in the early universe reveals clues – and questions – about the fundamental architecture of the universe. Using NASA’s James…
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the most remote active supermassive black hole known to date, situated in the galaxy CEERS 1019, which existed…
Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature of one of the universe’s great mysteries. Stars beam brightly…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to wow with an action-packed image belying a relatively quiet star-forming region. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope caps a…
Data shows Webb’s ability to image and identify thousands of galaxies at once. The Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach has released a…
With Webb, a slew of other distant black holes and early galaxies also popped into view for the first time. It’s a bonanza! The universe…
After the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year in service, astronomers are awash in new observations that illuminate the oldest stars and galaxies. In its…
A filament of 10 galaxies seen just 830 million years after the birth of the universe. Woven across our universe is a weblike structure of…