Photo of the Pillars of Creation Shows the Lens Upgrade of Webb vs Hubble: A Heavenly View
Newly formed stars pop out in shades of pink, red, and crimson. Forming stars that remain hidden deep in the Pillars resemble molten lava.
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Galaxy Twinkling with Universe's Oldest Stars Discovered by Astronomers
Named the "Sparkler," it's a "globular cluster" nine billion light years away, just 4.5 billion years after the Big Bang.
New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune's Rings, Revealing the Ice Giant in Whole New Light
Another striking feature in this portrait of Neptune is a very bright point of light coming from Triton, the most unusual of the 14 moons
Webb Telescope Captures Images That Move a NASA Scientist 'to Tears' - LOOK
It's finally here-the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have proven worth it after a 30 year wait.
Travel 2,000 Light-Years in 60 Seconds With New Video From NASA's Webb Telescope
Consisting of dozens of individual images the video makes it look like you're using the telescope's zoom feature.
Webb Telescope Reveals Yet More Details Never-Before-Seen in Cassiopeia - An Exploding Star
The "Green Monster" in the middle of the shot-an ode to Fenway Park in Boston, is something that scientists don't know what to make of.
Six Enormous Galaxies Detected from the Dawn of Our Universe: 'Our First Glimpse Back This Far'
New data from James Webb has discovered five massive galaxies that formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, the oldest yet.
NASA Just Found an Ocean World with Atmosphere-The Best Place to Look for Life in Our Galaxy
Life emerged under such conditions on Earth, and finding them elsewhere is our best bet to determining if we are alone in the galaxy.
Cosmic Question Mark Spotted in Deep Space By the Webb Space Telescope
A cosmic question mark in deep space has been spotted inside pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope–LOOK.
Webb Telescope Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space Inside Fascinating Goldilocks Zone
The discovery is being heralded as an important milestone in the understanding of how rocket planets come to contain water.
X-rays and Webb Telescope Provide Dazzling Views of Space Invisible to the Unaided Eye
These images are composite pieces of technological artwork that would be invisible to the naked eye because of the X-rays detected by Chandra
Newly Released NASA Collection of Spiral Galaxies May Leave Viewers 'Mesmerized'
The images came from the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program, supported by more than 150 astronomers.
Astronomers Detect Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Dating 'From the Dawn of the Universe'
GN-z11 is a compact galaxy, about one hundred times smaller than the Milky Way, but the ancient black hole is likely harming its development.
Scientists Spot Mysterious Aurora on Distant Celestial Object
Unlike any planets in our solar system that experience aurorae, it's an isolated object in space with no nearby star to create one.
See the Stunning New Image of Uranus - Showing Rings and its Moons Clearer Than Ever
The rings of Saturn are well known, but Webb is now showing that Uranus and Neptune both sport sets of beautiful blue rings.
New James Webb Image Shows 'Crowded, Tumultuous' Heart of Our Galaxy in Never-Before-Seen Detail
The James Webb Space Telescope recently took a picture of the C region of the Sagittarius constellation, deep in the galactic center of the Milky Way in order to find what's going on inside. Located about 300 light years from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, and 25,000 light years from […]
The Hubble and Webb Telescopes Join to Create Unprecedented Photo of Universe
The bluest galaxies are relatively nearby and detected by Hubble, while the redder galaxies tend to be more distant as detected by Webb.
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