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NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, 29th satellite of Uranus, which was named S/2025 U1.
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Surface modification on Jupiter's moon Europa uncovered: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A series of experiments led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Ujjwal Raut support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that found evidence that the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is constantly changing.
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Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in an area of the sky called COSMOS Web.
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Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on alien planet
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet of potential life on an alien planet, identifying chemical gases in the atmosphere of K2-18 b that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms.
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NYU Abu Dhabi researchers utilise Webb Telescope to uncover new insights o
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a study recently published in Nature Astronomy, the researchers detail how they tested the unparalleled capabilities of Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and observed the entire orbit of WASP-43b, a giant, gas-filled exoplanet.
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Israeli astronomers discover enigmatic red supermassive black hole veiled
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, Israeli astronomers identified an extraordinarily red supermassive black hole shrouded in cosmic dust, challenging current understandings of black hole growth and their relationship with host galaxies.
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New NASA image may change understanding of Milky Way
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021, orbiting the Sun, 1.5 million kilometres (1 million miles) away from the Earth, harnessing infrared light that is invisible to the human eye, NASA says on its official website.
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Study detects most distant organic molecules using Webb telescope
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Astronomers discovered complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The study was published in 'Nature.'
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Researchers details insights into darkest view ever of interstellar ice
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An international team including Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University and NASA used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest-ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. These observations have revealed the composition of a virtual treasure chest o
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Researchers measure size-luminosity relation of galaxies less than a billi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An international team of researchers including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) has studied the relation between galaxy size and luminosity of some of the earliest galaxies in the universe taken by the brand-new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST
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Scientists study life origins by simulating cosmic evolution
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amino acids make up millions of proteins that drive the chemical gears of life, including essential bodily functions in animals. Because of amino acids' relationship to living things scientists are eager to understand the origins of these molecules. After all, amino acids may have helped spa
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NASA's Webb uncovers star formation in cluster's dusty ribbons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
NGC 346, one of the most dynamic star-forming regions in nearby galaxies, is full of mystery. Now, it is less mysterious with new findings from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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