James Webb Telescope captures direct images of planet outside Solar System
8 months, 1 week ago

James Webb Telescope captures direct images of planet outside Solar System

India Today  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery, directly imaging an exoplanet just 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, named Epsilon Indi Ab, orbits the star Epsilon Indi A and is one of the coldest exoplanets ever observed. Cooler planets like Epsilon Indi Ab are much fainter and more challenging to detect, making Webb's advanced capabilities crucial for this observation. The discovery of Epsilon Indi Ab provides astronomers with a rare opportunity to study the atmospheric composition of a planet similar to those in our own Solar System. As the twelfth closest known exoplanet to Earth and the closest planet more massive than Jupiter, Epsilon Indi Ab's discovery marks a significant milestone in exoplanet research.

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James Webb Telescope shows sunrise and sunset on planet outside Solar System
8 months, 2 weeks ago

James Webb Telescope shows sunrise and sunset on planet outside Solar System

India Today  

Days after it completed two years in the vacuum of space, Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with the most detailed look yet at the atmosphere of an exoplanet. WASP-39b, a hot gas giant orbiting a star 700 light-years away, was among the first targets analyzed by Webb as it began its regular science operations in 2022. During …

James Webb Telescope discovers super-Earth outside the Solar System
10 months, 3 weeks ago

James Webb Telescope discovers super-Earth outside the Solar System

India Today  

The James Webb Telescope has delivered exactly what it was intended for. The world's most powerful observatory has detected atmospheric gases on a planet outside the Solar System, which has a rocky surface like Earth. James Webb Telescope cannot capture a direct image of 55 Cancri e. Nasa said that the planet orbits so close to its star that its …

Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere at faraway Earth-sized world
2 years ago

Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere at faraway Earth-sized world

LA Times  

An illustration provided by the European Space Agency of what the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b could look like. Scientists said the Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at this innermost of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star. The James Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven …

James Webb Space Telescope spots scorching swirling clouds on remote planet
2 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope spots scorching swirling clouds on remote planet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Swirling hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet by Nasa’s …

Explained | The James Webb telescope’s confirmation of its first exoplanet
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | The James Webb telescope’s confirmation of its first exoplanet

The Hindu  

The story so far: After a spectacular first set of images last year, including those of the birthplaces and deathbeds of stars, and the cosmic waltz of galaxies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful one ever launched into space, began its year by confirming an exoplanet. According to NASA, more than …

James Webb Space Telescope latest news: Nasa finds its first planet – and it is very similar to Earth
2 years, 2 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope latest news: Nasa finds its first planet – and it is very similar to Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has found its first planet – and it …

NASA’s James Webb telescope captures first image of planet outside Milky Way
2 years, 6 months ago

NASA’s James Webb telescope captures first image of planet outside Milky Way

The Hindu  

The James Webb space telescope has taken its first image of an exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – as astronomers hail the device’s performance since its launch last year. pic.twitter.com/En3zsZa0Wc — NASA Webb Telescope September 1, 2022 Exoplanet HIP 65426b is six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter The HIP 65426 b exoplanet is six to …

James Webb Telescope captures its first image of planet beyond our solar system
2 years, 6 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures its first image of planet beyond our solar system

Hindustan Times  

Using the powerful optics system of the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have been able to take direct pictures of a planet beyond our solar system. The new image of exoplanet HIP 65426 recently released by National Aeronautics and Space Administration is Webb’s first picture of an exoplanet, which shows the immense prowess of JWST to explore the unseen universe. …

Nasa reveals first ever image of planet outside our solar system taken by Webb telescope
2 years, 6 months ago

Nasa reveals first ever image of planet outside our solar system taken by Webb telescope

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first direct images of a …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Image Of An Exoplanet
2 years, 7 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Image Of An Exoplanet

ABP News  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct image of a planet outside the solar system, known as an exoplanet. Webb, the world's most powerful space telescope, imaged the exoplanet HIP 65426b using four different light filters. pic.twitter.com/WbtDZFcu63 — Sasha Hinkley September 1, 2022 Webb Has Captured The Exoplanet In Four Different Bands Of Light The exoplanet's purple-coloured …

James Webb Space Telescope comes closer to home with new images of Jupiter and its moons
2 years, 8 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope comes closer to home with new images of Jupiter and its moons

ABC  

Hot on the heels of last week's release of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope comes something that you can actually see from your backyard: Jupiter. Key points: The images are proof that Webb can observe satellites near bright solar system objects Jupiter's rings especially stand out in the NIRcam long-wavelength filter image This telescope may also …

NASA's James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA's James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

Firstpost  

While the Hubble Space Telescope has analysed numerous exoplanet atmospheres over the past two decades, capturing the first clear detection of water in 2013, Webb’s more detailed observation marks a giant leap forward in the quest to characterise potentially habitable planets beyond Earth Washington: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of water, along with evidence for clouds and …

NASA's James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA's James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

The Hindu  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere of a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star over a thousand light years away, the U.S. space agency said on July 13. While the Hubble Space Telescope has analysed numerous exoplanet atmospheres over the past two decades, …

The James Webb Telescope has already found previously-undetected water on a distant planet
2 years, 8 months ago

The James Webb Telescope has already found previously-undetected water on a distant planet

Salon  

On Tuesday, a team of NASA astronomers revealed the first much-anticipated images taken by the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope. Indeed, astronomers revealed the most detailed measurements of an exoplanet's atmosphere outside of our solar system to date — and it appears that there are indications of water, haze and clouds in the planet's atmosphere that weren't previously known. The …

James Webb Space Telescope is cooling to near absolute zero so we can learn the deepest secrets of planets
2 years, 11 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope is cooling to near absolute zero so we can learn the deepest secrets of planets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope is cooling their instruments by radiating thermal energy …

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Will Soon Search For Earth-Like Planets
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Will Soon Search For Earth-Like Planets

News 18  

NASA is going to start its new mission with the help of its James Webb Telescope that will reach space in around five months from now. The James Webb Telescope was deployed into space using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, which took off on December 25 last year. The James Webb Space Telescope will help tackle this question by looking …

NASA's giant James Webb telescope spots its first star, takes a 'selfie'
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA's giant James Webb telescope spots its first star, takes a 'selfie'

Firstpost  

The image capturing process began on February 2, with Webb pointing at different positions around the predicted location of the star Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star – and even taken a selfie, NASA announced Friday. The light bounced off the segments to Webb’s secondary mirror, a round object located at the …

Power-up! James Webb Telescope cooling to life in vacuum of space
3 years, 1 month ago

Power-up! James Webb Telescope cooling to life in vacuum of space

India Today  

Over a week after the James Webb Telescope was parked at the second Lagrange point in space, the world's most powerful observatory is powering up the science instruments onboard. The five-month commissioning period will see the powering on all the science instruments, turning off heaters to begin a long cooldown process, and ultimately capturing the first photons on Webb’s primary …

Webb telescope to take unprecedented look at exoplanets
3 years, 4 months ago

Webb telescope to take unprecedented look at exoplanets

CNN  

CNN — When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, astronomers around the world are expecting to find the unexpected, said Sara Seager, astrophysicist and planetary scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It’s possible that those planets can still be habitable, said Klaus Pontoppidan, Webb project scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. “Webb means different …

NASA's new space telescope, James Webb, can be used to identify planets with oxygen
5 years, 2 months ago

NASA's new space telescope, James Webb, can be used to identify planets with oxygen

Firstpost  

Scientists cannot go, visit other planets to find signs of life and can use this telescope to do so. In a recent study, scientists have found that oxygen molecules collide to produce a strong signal and according to scientists, Webb can detect the signal present in the atmosphere of exoplanets. When starlight passes through the atmosphere of exoplanet’s, oxygen generally …

Nasa's James Webb space telescope to determine if Trappist-1 exoplanets could support life
8 years ago

Nasa's James Webb space telescope to determine if Trappist-1 exoplanets could support life

Firstpost  

Astronomers believe that Nasa’s upcoming James Webb space telescope could help us find out if any of the seven earth-sized planets around the Trappist-1 star 40 light years away could possibly support life. “If these planets have atmospheres, the James Webb Space Telescope will be the key to unlocking their secrets,” Doug Hudgins, Exoplanet Programme Scientist at the Nasa Headquarters …

Exoplanet discovery: Nasa telescope finds seven Earth sized exoplanets around a single star
8 years, 1 month ago

Exoplanet discovery: Nasa telescope finds seven Earth sized exoplanets around a single star

Firstpost  

Nasa’s Spitzer Space Telescope has found seven Earth like exoplanets in orbit around a single ultracool white dwarf star. Spitzer, Hubble and Kepler will all be used to help Nasa scientists plan for follow-up observations using the James Webb Space Telescope which will launch in 2018. The James Webb Space Telescope can detect signs of water, methane, oxygen, ozone and …

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