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The Latest Breaking News from James Webb Space Telescope

10 times this year the Webb telescope blew us away with new images of our stunning universe

It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy.

The Conversation

Seven planet solar system in 'habitable range' viewed by James Webb telescope

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has viewed a system of seven planets that orbit the TRAPPIST-1 planet which are 39 light years from Earth and could be habitable

Daily Mirror

How the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a surprisingly bright, complex and element-filled early universe – Podcast

If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans everywhere, the world has one – the James Webb Space Telescope.

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‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals

When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC3132, and smack in the middle were two bright stars.

The Conversation

Webb Telescope Promises New Age of the Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after the Big Bang, heralding a new era of astronomy and untold revelations about the cosmos in years to come.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA says an extensive review of historical records found no evidence that Webb ever led or supported purges of government employees who were gay. But some astronomers think that's a pretty low bar.

WEKU

The James Webb Space Telescope Captures a Dying Star

A dying star and a young star orbit each other within a plume of burning dust and gas.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away

NASA says the merging galaxies "may well be in the process of forming a supermassive black hole".

ABC News

Hubble's 1995 image of a star nursery was amazing. Take a look at NASA's new version

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured NASA's most detailed image of the Pillars of Creation that is helping scientists better understand how stars form.

WEKU

What are the Pillars of Creation? NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images

The famous structure is home to baby stars

Evening Standard

James Webb Space Telescope captures star-filled new images of the Pillars of Creation

The iconic Pillars of Creation are seen in a kaleidoscope of colour in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view.

ABC News

Look! New Webb Telescope image takes a fresh look at Hubble’s most iconic target

The James Webb Space Telescope recaptured the Pillars of Creation in a newly-released photo, revealing a star-studded view of the iconic Hubble target.

Inverse

How the James Webb Space Telescope will power the search for aliens

Webb's ability to image exoplanet atmospheres means we're on the cusp of detecting life on distant worlds.

Inverse

Earth's oxygen has varied dramatically over time – here's how our data could help us spot alien life

Are we alone in the universe? This is a question that has intrigued humans for centuries and inspired countless studies and works of fiction. But are we getting closer to finding this out? Now that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is in operation, we might have taken one giant…

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Alien megastructures? Cosmic thumbprint? What's behind a James Webb telescope photo that had even astronomers stumped

In July, a puzzling new image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had even astronomers scratching their heads. The picture, which looks like a kind of “cosmic thumbprint”, came from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s newest flagship observatory.

The Independent UK

James Webb Space Telescope reveals ‘fingerprint’ created by two stars

New images show rings which were created when the stars came close together and streams of gas they blew into space collided.

WEKU

Tired of Saturn's rings? Check out NASA's latest image of the bands around Neptune

The last time scientists caught such a clear glimpse of Neptune's rings was when Voyager 2 flew past the distant planet in 1989. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a crisp new image.

Daily Mirror

NASA reveals clearest image of Neptune and its rings in more than 30 years

The James Webb Space Telescope showed off its first ever image of the distant planet in the new batch of images which have not been captured since the NASA's Voyager 2 flyby in 1989

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James Webb finds: Jupiter and more

From bizarre distant gas giants to the intricate bands of Jupiter, this is what the Webb telescope has been up to

Inverse

Look! Stunning new Webb image of the Tarantula Nebula is an early Halloween treat

James Webb Space Telescope's newest infrared images reveal star formation in the Tarantula Nebula and may shed light on nebulae in the early universe.

The Conversation

The Webb telescope has released its very first exoplanet image – here's what we can learn from it

Did you ever want to see an alien world? A planet orbiting a distant star, light years from the Sun? Well, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just returned its first-ever picture of just that – a planet orbiting a distant star.

Daily Record

NASA telescope shares first image of planet outside of our solar system

The James Webb Space Telescope has shared its first image of a planet from beyond our solar system.

ABC News

PM defends COVID-19 isolation changes, James Webb Space Telescope takes its first exoplanet image, and an AI-generated artwork's controversial win — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Inverse

Look! The James Webb Space Telescope's first exoplanet image is finally here

NASA just released the James Webb Space Telescope's first infrared images of an exoplanet, and it could shed light on how solar systems evolve.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Webb Telescope Finds CO2 for First Time in Exoplanet Atmosphere

The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. Although the exoplanet would never be able to support life as we know it, the…

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