James Webb Space Telescope Archives

James Webb Captures the IC 5332 Spiral Galaxy in Great Detail

NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope is once again up to great achievements. Using one of its most powerful tools, the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (aka MIRI), Webb captured the IC 5332 spiral galaxy in unprecedented detail. The galaxy is located far…

September 28, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The James Webb Telescope Captures Clear Image of Neptune, Its Rings, and a Few of Its Moons

The ice giant Neptune from the outskirts of our Solar System is significantly bigger than Earth. Over 50 planets the size of ours would fit inside Neptune, the farthest planet from the Sun. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise…

September 22, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Discovers Clouds of Sand in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

Not everybody is familiar with the term ‘brown dwarf’ when it comes to astronomy. Also known as a failed star, a brown dwarf is the designation of a cosmic object that’s intermediate in size between a small star and a…

September 5, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Presents Exoplanet in Great Detail

It shouldn’t amaze anybody if astronomers discover one day that there are more exoplanets in the observable Universe than stars. Almost every star we see in the night sky should have exoplanets orbiting around them. But until astronomers find out…

September 2, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Collaborates With Hubble to Take Pictures At the Mesmerizing Phantom Galaxy in Great Detail

We spoke last month about the new photos that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took at the beautiful Phantom Galaxy (aka Messier 74 or NGC 628). As for now, the next-generation telescope has collaborated with the much older Hubble…

August 30, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Takes Picture of Perfect ‘Einstein Ring’ in Space

The term ‘Einstein Ring’ doesn’t refer to a piece of jewelry that the renowned physicist wore on his finger. It’s the name of a space object that’s also known as Einstein–Chwolson ring or Chwolson ring, and it consists of light…

August 29, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Prepares to Observe 88 Distant Galaxies

NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope, which is considered the successor of the much older Hubble, maintains itself under the spotlight. After the batch of the first full-color images of the Universe was released around mid-July, James Webb is now…

August 10, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

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