James Webb Space Telescope Decodes Weather on Distant Brown Dwarf
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have tracked shifting water clouds on WISE 0855, a cold, free-floating brown dwarf located 7.5 light-years from Earth.
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Astronomers Detect Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Ever Recorded
Astronomers have detected the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, a millisecond-long explosion of radio waves that traveled for more than 10 billion years.
Astronomers Identify Host Galaxy of Most Distant Fast Radio Burst
Astronomers have traced a record-breaking fast radio burst originating from a dwarf galaxy when the universe was three billion years old, more than doubling the previous distance…
Webb Telescope Detects Shifting Water Clouds on Brown Dwarf WISE 0855
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured the first time-resolved spectra of WISE 0855, revealing that water clouds on the Jupiter-sized brown dwarf 7.4…
Webb Finds Evidence of Mars-Sized Worlds Colliding
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence of catastrophic collisions between Mars-sized worlds in young stellar systems.
Milky Way May Have Formed From Thousands of Galaxies, Simulations Suggest
The Milky Way began as a collection of thousands of smaller galaxies, according to a new simulation project led by the University of Chicago.
MEGATRON Simulation Connects First Stars with JWST Observations
Researchers have released the first major findings from the MEGATRON project, a high-resolution simulation suite that connects James Webb Space Telescope observations of early…
Early Universe Evolution Modeled via MEGATRON Simulations
The MEGATRON project has released its first major findings, using supercomputing simulations to link James Webb Space Telescope observations of infant galaxies to chemical relics…
MEGATRON Simulation Connects Early Universe Stars with Milky Way Fossils
Researchers have released a set of cosmological simulations named MEGATRON, connecting James Webb Space Telescope observations of infant galaxies with chemical fossils in the…
NASA Advances PRIMA Far-Infrared Telescope to Phase B for 2033 Launch
NASA has selected the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, known as PRIMA, to advance into Phase B development.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Debris Disks From Planetary Collisions
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope caught young rocky worlds smashing together and vaporizing rock to form two distinct types of extreme debris disks across 21 star…
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Magnifying Glass
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the distant galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300, revealing background galaxies warped and magnified by a massive gravitational lens.