Explained: The James Webb telescope that brought us an image of how the universe looked 13 billion years ago
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: The James Webb telescope that brought us an image of how the universe looked 13 billion years ago

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The James Webb telescope, built at a cost of $10 billion, has seen many delays before it was launched in December 2021. Reported to be the most powerful telescope, it looks to reshape our understanding of the dawn of the universe The much-hyped James Webb telescope released its first full-colour picture on Tuesday — and it doesn’t disappoint. We can go places no one has ever gone before.” The first image from the Webb Space Telescope represents a historic moment for science and technology. All about the James Webb telescope The James Webb telescope is the world’s most powerful space telescope ever built.

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NASA’s new telescope will create the ‘most colourful’ map of the cosmos ever made
3 weeks, 2 days ago

NASA’s new telescope will create the ‘most colourful’ map of the cosmos ever made

The Hindu  

NASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map of the cosmos ever made. The mission will complement the work being done by other infrared telescopes in space, such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. For example, the sky is more than 15 million times larger than what the …

Why the James Webb Space Telescope has been a gift to humanity
5 months, 1 week ago

Why the James Webb Space Telescope has been a gift to humanity

Salon  

As the finger-like celestial objects seem to grasp into the heavens, the Pillars of Creation are almost impossible to adequately describe with human language. Siegel's new book, "Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope," was released on Oct. 8th. Images of the Pillars of Creation taken from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2014 and a new, near-infrared-light view …

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time?
10 months ago

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time?

The Hindu  

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. The James Webb Space Telescope is looking much farther back in time than previously possible with other telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope was not designed to observe as far back as the Big Bang, but …

Webb telescope captures stunning images of 19 spiral galaxies
1 year, 1 month ago

Webb telescope captures stunning images of 19 spiral galaxies

Live Mint  

A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution. "These data are important as they give us a new view on the earliest phase of star formation," said University of …

Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies
1 year, 1 month ago

Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies

The Hindu  

January 30, 2024 02:08 pm | Updated 02:08 pm IST A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution. "These data are important as they give us a new view …

Year-Ender 2023: A Look at the Top 11 Space Moments of 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Year-Ender 2023: A Look at the Top 11 Space Moments of 2023

Live Mint  

From private space attempts to countries notching new triumphs, 2023 saw a host of moments to remember from the space sector this year. October 4 — NASA’s first asteroid sample lands on Earth After seven years of long wait, the US space agency NASA's first asteroid sample landed on Earth, in the desert in the western state of Utah after …

Week in tech: James Webb Space Telescope spots ‘galactic teenagers’
1 year, 3 months ago

Week in tech: James Webb Space Telescope spots ‘galactic teenagers’

Live Mint  

Here's a weekly recap of what made news in the world of science and technology. Webb telescope spots ‘galactic teenagers’ The James Webb Space Telescope continues to amaze scientists worldwide ever since it became operational in 2022. Earlier this week, on 20 November, researchers from the US’ Northwestern University published a paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, describing the chemical …

Researchers find second-most distant galaxy using James Webb telescope
1 year, 4 months ago

Researchers find second-most distant galaxy using James Webb telescope

Live Mint  

It is turning out to be a month of more discoveries for the James Webb Space Telescope. Now, an international team led by Penn State researchers have discovered the second- and fourth-most distant galaxies ever observed in a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster, or Abell 2744, using data from JWST. At nearly 33 billion light years away, these …

When a camera takes a selfie, and reveals a star
1 year, 8 months ago

When a camera takes a selfie, and reveals a star

Hindustan Times  

On March 16, 2022, NASA uploaded a selfie taken by the Near Infrared Camera on the James Webb Telescope on its Flickr handle. “More than 20 years ago, the Webb team set out to build the most powerful telescope that anyone has ever put in space and came up with an audacious optical design to meet demanding science goals,” said …

Stunning Webb telescope image shows closest star-forming region
1 year, 8 months ago

Stunning Webb telescope image shows closest star-forming region

The Hindu  

NASA on Wednesday released an image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth, as the U.S. space agency marked one year since it unveiled the telescope's first scientific results. Explained | The James Webb telescope’s confirmation of its first exoplanet "Here, we see how new suns are forming, …

NASA celebrates James Webb Space Telescope's first anniversary with mesmerizing image of star's birth in stunning detail
1 year, 8 months ago

NASA celebrates James Webb Space Telescope's first anniversary with mesmerizing image of star's birth in stunning detail

Hindustan Times  

The James Webb Space Telescope has marked its first anniversary with a breathtaking image showcasing the birth of a star in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. In this photo provided by NASA, technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane, Close encounter with stellar creation The newly released image features the closest star-forming region to …

NASA marks Webb Space Telescope’s one year of discovery with close-up of 50 baby stars
1 year, 8 months ago

NASA marks Webb Space Telescope’s one year of discovery with close-up of 50 baby stars

Live Mint  

With a spectacular new image of Sun-like stars being born, NASA marked one year of discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope on Wednesday. The Webb Space Telescope showed the latest snapshot revealing 50 baby stars in a cloud complex 390 light-years away, NASA said. “Prepare to be awestruck!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a tweet, noting that the …

The Webb telescope may have discovered six galaxies that shouldn't exist
2 years ago

The Webb telescope may have discovered six galaxies that shouldn't exist

Salon  

The universe is full of mysteries, but its age isn't one of them. That's the case with a new observation from the James Webb Space Telescope, which observed six massive galaxies whose timeline doesn't square with the age of the universe. In July there was a grand unveiling of its first five images, which included SMACS 0723, which was at …

James Webb Telescope's new findings change long-held beliefs about early universe
2 years ago

James Webb Telescope's new findings change long-held beliefs about early universe

India Today  

Astronomers working with the James Webb Telescope are not only surprised but also baffled by what the world's most powerful observatory has recently revealed. While the new James Webb Space Telescope has spotted even older galaxies, dating to within a mere 300 million years of the beginning of the universe, it’s the size and maturity of these six apparent mega-galaxies …

How close is the James Webb Space Telescope to finding life?
2 years, 2 months ago

How close is the James Webb Space Telescope to finding life?

Al Jazeera  

The United States space agency NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever put into space, just over a year ago. Since then, we have been given a whole new picture of the universe – image after image of stars, planets and galaxies, farther into the universe than humans have ever seen. We talk to those who …

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away
2 years, 4 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away

ABC  

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of entwining galaxies plunging headfirst into one another in a process known as a galaxy merger, in a new picture released by NASA. Key points: The image captures the collision between two galaxies some 270 million light-years away Their merger ignites frenzied star formation known as a starburst NASA says the …

James Webb Space Telescope captures star-filled new images of the Pillars of Creation
2 years, 5 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope captures star-filled new images of the Pillars of Creation

ABC  

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a spectacular and highly detailed landscape of the iconic Pillars of Creation in new pictures released by NASA. Key points: The James Webb Space Telescope uses infrared light to peer further into the cosmos than visible-light telescopes like Hubble The view from James Webb helps to peer through dust in the star-forming region …

First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes
2 years, 5 months ago

First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes

The Hindu  

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object. While those images showed matter spraying out over thousands of kilometres, the James Webb and Hubble images "zoom in much closer", said Alan Fitzsimmons, …

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 …

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 6 months ago

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons

The Hindu  

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller storms. NASA and the …

James Webb Space Telescope images reveal stunning galaxies, complex adolescent cosmos
2 years, 7 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope images reveal stunning galaxies, complex adolescent cosmos

ABC  

The adolescent phase of the universe was much more complex than imagined, detailed snapshots of the early cosmos from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal. The earliest galaxy in JWST's first deep field SMACS 0723 image released last month was estimated to have appeared about 700 million years after the Big Bang. Beautiful bar galaxy NGC 7496 This spectacular image …

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known universe
2 years, 7 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known universe

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 spotted the most distant star in the …

Nasa James Webb Space Telescope spots one of the oldest galaxies ever seen
2 years, 7 months ago

Nasa James Webb Space Telescope spots one of the oldest galaxies ever seen

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 Scientists have spotted one of the earliest and oldest galaxies ever seen, in …

How to follow the James Webb Space Telescope week by week
2 years, 7 months ago

How to follow the James Webb Space Telescope week by week

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 opened big on 12 July, with five full …

James Webb telescope finds oldest galaxy in the universe
2 years, 7 months ago

James Webb telescope finds oldest galaxy in the universe

India Today  

After bathing the world in its cosmic excellence with spectacular first science images that showed star formations, death, and a patch of sky packing thousands of ancient galaxies, the James Webb Space Telescope has hit upon another milestone. Webb has spotted galaxy candidates that existed when the universe was just 300 million years old, an infant stage in cosmic terms. …

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 7 months ago

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope

LA Times  

Sofía Rojas stands atop an antenna at the Very Large Array in central New Mexico. It was from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Science Mission Office, informing her that she’s been allotted 18 hours to commandeer the telescope. Six times larger and 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb’s ability to observe infrared light enables it to …

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy
2 years, 7 months ago

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy

News 18  

Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago, a scientist who analyzed the data said Wednesday. GLASS-z13 was spotted in so-called “early release” data from the orbiting observatory’s main infrared imager, called NIRcam — but the discovery was not revealed …

Asteroid hit permanently damaged Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Asteroid hit permanently damaged Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope: Report

Hindustan Times  

Even as the first images captured by Nasa's space telescope James Webb - the world's largest and most powerful of its kind - have amazed the world, scientists say the device suffered permanent damage due to a series of asteroid attacks in May. Images of the universe captured by Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope have stunned the world. On May …

First Webb Images, SpaceX Cargo Launch To ISS — Top Developments In Space Last Week
2 years, 8 months ago

First Webb Images, SpaceX Cargo Launch To ISS — Top Developments In Space Last Week

ABP News  

The previous week was an important week for space and astronomy because several milestones were achieved in these fields. The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has captured the image of a galaxy cluster as it appeared billions of years ago, detected the presence of water on an exoplanet, revealed exceptional details of the Southern Ring Planetary Nebula, shed …

How James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe
2 years, 8 months ago

How James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

The Hindu  

It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. It’s the perfect time to step back and appreciate our first-class ticket to the depths of the Universe and how these images allow us to look back in time. What makes JWST spectacular Space-based telescopes let us see certain …

Op-Ed: The Webb telescope photos are a welcome antidote to the grim facts of today
2 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: The Webb telescope photos are a welcome antidote to the grim facts of today

LA Times  

A photo of the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region in the Carina Nebula revealing previously obscured areas of star birth, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Science & Medicine Cosmic beauty shots from NASA’s Webb telescope The world gets its first glimpse of ancient light courtesy of NASA’s Webb telescope, the most sophisticated and ambitious deep-space viewing …

Why the first Webb telescope images mean so much to scientists
2 years, 8 months ago

Why the first Webb telescope images mean so much to scientists

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. These included the first Webb deep field image, the deepest image of the universe taken so far, …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures images of galaxies thousands of light-years away
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures images of galaxies thousands of light-years away

ABC  

The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery, a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: the James Webb Space Telescope released its next wave of images, heralding a new era of astronomy. Webb also revealed never-before-seen details of Stephan's Quintet, a grouping of five galaxies including four that experience repeated close encounters, which provide insights into how early galaxies …

Explained: How James Webb telescope images change understanding of the universe
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: How James Webb telescope images change understanding of the universe

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday released a new set of images of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope, ushering in a new era in astronomy studies. The Webb telescope also revealed never-before-seen details of Stephan's Quintet, a grouping of five galaxies, including four that experience repeated close encounters, which provide insights into how early galaxies …

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope

The Hindu  

The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery, a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: the James Webb Space Telescope released its next wave of images on July 12, heralding a new era of astronomy. The latest tranche included the "mountains" and "valleys" of a star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, dubbed the "Cosmic Cliffs," 7,600 …

NASA Releases More Images From Powerful Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA Releases More Images From Powerful Webb Space Telescope

Huff Post  

NASA on Tuesday released more images from the James Webb Space Telescope, a day after President Joe Biden unveiled the first image at the White House. A transmission spectrum made from a single observation using Webb’s Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph reveals atmospheric characteristics of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b. NASA These images of NGC 3132, known informally …

What is James Webb Space Telescope and why are the new images so important?
2 years, 8 months ago

What is James Webb Space Telescope and why are the new images so important?

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 first pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope have been made public, …

NASA’s James Webb reveals deepest infrared image of universe. 10 points
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s James Webb reveals deepest infrared image of universe. 10 points

Live Mint  

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the "deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe" ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said Monday. This deep field, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, is a composite made from images at different wavelengths, totaling 12.5 hours – achieving depths at …

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Images Of Galaxies Formed After Big Bang
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Images Of Galaxies Formed After Big Bang

News 18  

Humanity’s view of the distant cosmos will never be the same. The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years, US space agency NASA said Monday. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, it shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, which …

James Webb Space Telescope's First Photos Reveal How Universe Looked 13 Billion Years Ago
2 years, 8 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope's First Photos Reveal How Universe Looked 13 Billion Years Ago

News 18  

US president Joe Biden released one of the first images of the universe the James Webb Space Telescope clicked on Monday. Using the gravitational lensing technology, the Webb telescope created the first deep field view of old, distant and faint galaxies. The images were clicked at different wavelengths of light over the course of twelve and a half hours and …

NASA’s James Webb telescope beams first cosmic view of ‘deepest’ universe
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s James Webb telescope beams first cosmic view of ‘deepest’ universe

The Hindu  

Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled on Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of …

NASA’s space telescope reveals sharpest infrared view of the universe to date
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s space telescope reveals sharpest infrared view of the universe to date

Live Mint  

President Joe Biden has released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. “Webb can see backwards in time to just after the Big Bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away that the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to …

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope; scientists react
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope; scientists react

India TV News  

Highlights NASA released a fresh batch of images from its most powerful space observatory World’s most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana President Joe Biden marvelled at the image that he said showed “the oldest documented light" James Webb Space Telescope new images: NASA on Tuesday released a fresh batch of images from its most powerful …

Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking
2 years, 8 months ago

Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking

LA Times  

A quintet of galaxies. After years of delays, a 930,000-mile trip into space and months of speculation over what the James Webb Space Telelescope’s first pictures might reveal, NASA on Tuesday released the first complete set of images captured by its $10-billion observatory. We’re made of the same stuff in this beautiful landscape.” Science & Medicine Cosmic beauty shots from …

Joe Biden releases first James Webb Space Telescope image showing early universe warped by giant galaxy cluster SMACS 0723
2 years, 8 months ago

Joe Biden releases first James Webb Space Telescope image showing early universe warped by giant galaxy cluster SMACS 0723

ABC  

The deepest view of the cosmos ever captured has been released by US President Joe Biden. The first image from the $13 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe. Loading YouTube content Inside the James Webb Space Telescope …

First Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang
2 years, 8 months ago

First Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Monday released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. Photo: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. This deep field, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, is a …

Teaser tonight, big release tomorrow: Prez Biden to unveil first image clicked by James Webb Telescope
2 years, 8 months ago

Teaser tonight, big release tomorrow: Prez Biden to unveil first image clicked by James Webb Telescope

India Today  

Ahead of the big reveal on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden will unveil the first teaser image from the James Webb Telescope tonight to showcase to the world what could be in the offing on July 12. "President Joe Biden will release one of Webb’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. Nasa in partnership …

NASA to showcase Webb space telescope’s first full-colour images
2 years, 8 months ago

NASA to showcase Webb space telescope’s first full-colour images

The Hindu  

Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA will soon present the first full-colour images from its James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe. NASA on Friday posted a list of the five celestial subjects chosen for its showcase debut of Webb, built for …

James Webb Telescope reveals ‘deepest, sharpest’ view of universe
2 years, 8 months ago

James Webb Telescope reveals ‘deepest, sharpest’ view of universe

Al Jazeera  

Image from world’s largest and most powerful space telescope shows ‘galaxies once invisible to us’, NASA says. US President Joe Biden has unveiled the first full-colour image of the cosmos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, offering what NASA said was “the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe” ever taken. “Today we’re going to get a glimpse at …

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