Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an exceptionally bright red object in the early universe, identified as a potential new class of cosmic … Read more
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered magnesium-rich phyllosilicates on Neptune’s inner moons Larissa and Galatea. The unexpected clay minerals reveal that these small … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered water molecules and silicate dust surviving near Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole. The … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have mapped the complex atmospheric inventory of the ultra-hot giant planet WASP-121b, detecting water vapor, carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide, … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered oxygen-rich dust and water surviving just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the … Read more
The space observatory’s new imagery highlights complex dust clumps and ionized gas around a dying star’s core. Deep across the starry plains of space, the premier … Read more