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Nature
1 week ago
OMG science

This Earth-like exoplanet is the first confirmed to have an atmosphere

55 Cancri e is too hot to support life but can offer insight into Earth's formation. [ more ]
Inverse
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Whoa! The Webb Telescope Zoomed Way into the Iconic Horsehead Nebula

Astronomers use telescopes like JWST's MIRI and NIRCam to study the Horsehead Nebula and its chemistry for insights into star system formation. [ more ]
Inverse
2 months ago
OMG science

The Webb Telescope Just Solved a 37-Year-Old Space Explosion Mystery

SN 1987a resulted in a neutron star, not a black hole.
Scientists used data from the JWST to confirm the presence of the neutron star in SN 1987a. [ more ]
Nature
4 weeks ago
Data science

Methane emission from a cool brown dwarf - Nature

Brown dwarfs like Y dwarfs are comparable to Jupiter in temperature, presenting observational challenges best tackled by space-based telescopes like JWST. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Angular

New Galactic Images from the James Webb Space Telescope

Detailed views of spiral galaxies captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in near and mid-infrared light
Comparison of these images with previous views from Hubble telescope in visible and ultraviolet light reveals new galactic structures and elements [ more ]
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