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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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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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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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James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way-like galaxies in young universe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal for the first time galaxies with stellar bars, elongated features of stars stretching from the centers of galaxies into their outer disks, at a time when the universe was a mere 25% of its present age. The finding of so-called barred galaxies,
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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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Webb telescope reveals exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New observations of WASP-39 b reveal a never-before-seen molecule in the atmosphere of a planet sulfur dioxide among other details.
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Oldest star clusters in universe revealed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The James Webb Telescope has been used by a group of Canadian astronomers, including specialists from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto, to identify the most distant globular clusters ever found.
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Times Square screens 'displays' stunning images captured by NASA's Webb te
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Giving the deepest view of the Cosmos, the first full-colour images from the world's most powerful space telescope were on display at Times Square Screens in New York City on Tuesday.
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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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James Webb telescope reaches final stable position 1mn miles from Earth: N
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully fired a planned rocket on-course correction to manoeuvre itself into a permanent stable position at a point between the Earth and the Sun, almost one million miles from its home planet, NASA said on Monday.
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NASA's Webb Telescope reaches major milestone as 'Mirror Unfolds'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] January 9 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations.
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