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Webb Space Telescope reveals previously shrouded newborn stars
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rice University astronomer Megan Reiter and colleagues took a "deep dive" into one of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with the discovery of telltale signs from two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
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Webb telescope 'Pearls' project brings exquisite views of distant galaxies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes have provided us with spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched in December 2021 and successfully completed commissioning during the first half of 2022. For astro
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Scientists discover rare red spiral galaxy population from early universe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Spiral galaxies represent one of the most spectacular features in our universe. Among them, spiral galaxies in the distant universe contain significant information about their origin and evolution. However, we have had a limited understanding of these galaxies due to them being too distant t
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Researchers reveal that meteorites could have given Earth building blocks
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the greater universe, scientists still disagree about how life began here on Earth. One hypothesis is that meteorites delivered amino acids life's building blocks to our planet. Now, researchers h
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NASA's Webb takes star-filled portrait of pillars of creation
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape the iconic Pillars of Creation where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations but are far mor
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Scientists discover swirling galaxies unite around red quasar in 'monster'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time at the early universe, astronomers discovered a surprise: a cluster of galaxies merging together around a rare red quasar within a massive black hole. The findings offer an unprecedented opportunity
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Researchers discover a galaxy sparkling with the universe's oldest star cl
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered. These dense groups of millions of stars may be relics that contain the first and oldest stars in the universe.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Mars
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched in December 2021 and is working successfully, has recently captured its first images of our neighbouring planet, Mars.
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New thrilling snaps of Jupiter taken by world's most powerful telescope
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): James Webb Space Telescope's latest photographs demonstrate that it is not just capable of seeing cosmic objects that are far away from Earth. On Thursday, NASA unveiled Webb's first images of the solar system, which included Jupiter and whirling asteroids.
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NASA shares new images from James Webb Space Telescope
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): After surprising everyone by giving the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured on James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released more images taken from its most powerful observatory ever placed in orbit.
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Biden unveils first image of Webb Telescope, calls it 'historic moment'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden released the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the presence of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the White House on Monday.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope meets desired expectations
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched in December 2021, is working successfully.
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