James Webb telescope captures new detail in Phantom Galaxy
2 years, 4 months ago

James Webb telescope captures new detail in Phantom Galaxy

ABC  

The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency. Key points: The galaxy is located 32 million light-years from Earth The galaxy is located 32 million light-years from Earth It had previously been photographed by the Hubble telescope in less detail It had previously been photographed by the Hubble telescope in less detail Scientists use M74 to study the formation of spiral galaxies The infrared technology of the telescope, launched in December 2021, has allowed for an even clearer view of the so-called Phantom Galaxy than astronomers had ever seen before. A nuclear star cluster sits in the centre of the Phantom Galaxy This composite image from the James Webb Telescope and the Hubble Telescope reveals broiling spiral arms that are pockmarked with cavities. Supplied: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team; ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar and Judy Schmidt This image from the James Webb Telescope shows the galaxy in the mid-infrared wavelength range.

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5 breathtaking NASA Hubble images unveiling wonders of the universe
3 weeks, 4 days ago

5 breathtaking NASA Hubble images unveiling wonders of the universe

Live Mint  

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures breathtaking images of distant galaxies, revealing the wonders of the universe with unparalleled clarity. Check stunning NASA Hubble images: Grand Spiral of Starbursts The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. Cosmic Dust Lanes The Hubble Space Telescope captured a …

The universe is watching: NASA telescopes capture stunning image of space ‘eyes’
2 months, 1 week ago

The universe is watching: NASA telescopes capture stunning image of space ‘eyes’

The Independent  

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Hubble spots 'Dumbbell' in deep space to mark 34th launch anniversary
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hubble spots 'Dumbbell' in deep space to mark 34th launch anniversary

India Today  

In a remarkable tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope's 34 years in orbit, Nasa astronomers have captured a new image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, located 3,400 light-years away. The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a favourite among amateur astronomers due to its vivid colours and dynamic structure, is a planetary nebula formed from the remnants of …

Webb telescope captures stunning images of 19 spiral galaxies
11 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Nasa’s James Webb telescope captures new details of Milky Way galaxy
1 year, 1 month ago

Nasa’s James Webb telescope captures new details of Milky Way galaxy

Live Mint  

Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a colourful image of the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details that astronomers have yet to explain. In the images, Milky Way’s dense core can be seen in a new light with an estimated 500,000 glittering stars. The region captured by the NIRCam instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope …

Researchers find second-most distant galaxy using James Webb telescope
1 year, 1 month 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 …

James Webb Telescope captures stunning cosmic whirlpool
1 year, 4 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures stunning cosmic whirlpool

India Today  

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. It reveals the warm dust permeating the galaxy, the reprocessed light from complex molecules forming on dust grains, and regions of ionised gas created by newly formed star clusters. Prior to the operation of the Webb telescope, other …

NASA’s James Webb Space telescope captures image of most distant star
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA’s James Webb Space telescope captures image of most distant star

Live Mint  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of the most distant star known as ‘Earendel’. In parallel to the legacy of the renowned Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope from NASA has focused its gaze on the farthest star ever identified. While the Hubble initially glimpsed this star, the James Webb Telescope, armed with its specialised …

End stages of dying sun to actively forming stars: James Webb telescope's recent captures
1 year, 5 months ago

End stages of dying sun to actively forming stars: James Webb telescope's recent captures

Hindustan Times  

The flagship James Webb Space Telescope has yet again sent a collection of mesmerising photos from the cosmos – revealing stunning details of the closest neighbour of our Milky Way galaxy to offering a glimpse into the final fate of our sun. Two actively forming stars About 2,600 light-years from Earth lies a well-known extraterrestrial object called Ring Nebula, otherwise …

Webb Telescope captures stunning image of Ring Nebula, remains of a dying star
1 year, 5 months ago

Webb Telescope captures stunning image of Ring Nebula, remains of a dying star

India Today  

Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. "The James Webb Space Telescope has provided us with an extraordinary view of the Ring Nebula that we've never seen before," said Dr. Mike Barlow. Located approximately 2,600 light-years away from Earth, the Ring Nebula was born from a dying …

Webb telescope spots strange galaxy that looks like a giant cosmic ‘question mark’
1 year, 5 months ago

Webb telescope spots strange galaxy that looks like a giant cosmic ‘question mark’

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 captured the most detailed image yet of …

When a camera takes a selfie, and reveals a star
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year
2 years ago

The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year

Salon  

Little more than a week had passed since Independence Day celebrations, but the crowd that had gathered at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland was as excited as any audience at a fireworks display. SMACS 0723 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. "The nebula's cavity …

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Previously Unseen Newborn Stars In The 'Cosmic Cliffs'
2 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Previously Unseen Newborn Stars In The 'Cosmic Cliffs'

ABP News  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed two dozen previously unseen newborn stars about 7,500 light years from Earth, according to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Astronomer Megan Reiter from Rice University and her colleagues discovered these unseen young stars after taking a "deep dive" into one of the first images captured …

James Webb Space Telescope Resolves 'Faint Stars' In Dwarf Galaxy Near Milky Way: All You Need To Know
2 years, 2 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope Resolves 'Faint Stars' In Dwarf Galaxy Near Milky Way: All You Need To Know

ABP News  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope never fails to enthral the world with its spellbinding images. With its infrared sensitivity, Webb, the world's most powerful telescope, has resolved faint stars in the nearby dwarf galaxy Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte. Spitzer Space Telescope's image of dwarf galaxy WLM ; Webb's image of WLM. McQuinn said that in Webb's image, one can see a myriad of …

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away
2 years, 2 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 The Pillars Of Creation, Reveals Newly Formed Stars
2 years, 2 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope Captures The Pillars Of Creation, Reveals Newly Formed Stars

ABP News  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a sparkling image of the Pillars of creation, where stars are born. Webb’s sparkling image of the Pillars of Creation: Explained Webb's Near-Infrared Camera has captured the newly formed stars, which are the scene-stealers in the image of the Pillars of Creation. The James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared light view has set off …

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals 'Bones' Of Spiral Galaxy In New Gothic Image
2 years, 3 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals 'Bones' Of Spiral Galaxy In New Gothic Image

ABP News  

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again left us spellbound with a stunning image of a cosmic object. Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument has captured the gothic image of IC 5332, and revealed the "bones" of the spiral galaxy, usually hidden by dust. Comparison Between Hubble And Webb Images Of Spiral Galaxy While Webb sees the universe in infrared light, Hubble …

James Webb Space Telescope New Photos Captures First Images Of Neptune Gives Clearest Look At Ice Giants Rings
2 years, 3 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope New Photos Captures First Images Of Neptune Gives Clearest Look At Ice Giants Rings

ABP News  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope never fails to enthral the world with its captivating images of the cosmos. The last time Neptune's rings were detected was in 1989, when NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to observe the ice giant during its flyby. What Webb’s Image Of Neptune Reveals Neptune's image, captured by the world's most powerful telescope, …

James Webb Telescope captures detailed new images of stars being born in Tarantula Nebula
2 years, 4 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures detailed new images of stars being born in Tarantula Nebula

ABC  

NASA has released two spectacular new images of the Tarantula Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope, shedding light on a nearby region of the universe that could give astronomers new insight into how stars are formed. Key points: The James Webb Telescope uses infrared light to peer further into the cosmos than visible-light telescopes like Hubble New pictures of …

Behold: Hubble telescope reveals elegant cosmic tie-dye
2 years, 4 months ago

Behold: Hubble telescope reveals elegant cosmic tie-dye

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. A wash of tie-dye colors and tenuous, sinuous shapes, Hubble’s new image is a picture of stellar …

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known universe
2 years, 5 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 …

Colourful pics of new galaxies by Webb telescope go viral; netizens wonder where Big Bang happened
2 years, 5 months ago

Colourful pics of new galaxies by Webb telescope go viral; netizens wonder where Big Bang happened

India TV News  

Netizens can't believe their eyes as the powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy. The Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, is a rare sight appearing much like that of the wheel of a wagon. Photos of Cartwheel Galaxy Here's how netizens reacted, sample some of these curious …

Webb telescope peers through dust for unprecedented look at black hole
2 years, 5 months ago

Webb telescope peers through dust for unprecedented look at black hole

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 given scientists an unprecedented view of a …

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy
2 years, 5 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 …

NASA James Webb Space Telescope First Full Colour Images What They Tell Us About The Cosmos First Images of Unseen Universe Cosmic Cliffs Dancing Galaxies Southern Ring Planetary Nebula EXPLAINED
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA James Webb Space Telescope First Full Colour Images What They Tell Us About The Cosmos First Images of Unseen Universe Cosmic Cliffs Dancing Galaxies Southern Ring Planetary Nebula EXPLAINED

ABP News  

NASA released the first five full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday, July 12. Southern Ring Nebula: How A Dying Star Behaves Southern Ring Planetary Nebula Webb's third image to be unveiled is that of the Southern Ring planetary nebula or the "Eight-burst Nebula". The powerful infrared view of Webb has brought the nebula's second star into …

James Webb Telescope first images: Detailed breakdown of cosmic cliffs, ring nebula and SMACS 0723
2 years, 5 months ago

James Webb Telescope first images: Detailed breakdown of cosmic cliffs, ring nebula and SMACS 0723

ABC  

A composite image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, created with NIRCam and MIRI instrument data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe and released July 12, 2022. Arrows point to hexagonal shames in the first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope …

James Webb Space Telescope’s first images show stunning range
2 years, 5 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope’s first images show stunning range

The Hindu  

“Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known!” NASA administrator Bill Nelson aptly quoted these words of Carl Sagan at a worldwide online event organised to release the first science images sent home by the James Webb Space Telescope. In the order in which they were released, the five images were the following: a deep field picture in which the …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures images of galaxies thousands of light-years away
2 years, 5 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 …

Comparing NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope images to Hubble's pictures
2 years, 5 months ago

Comparing NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope images to Hubble's pictures

ABC  

New images released by NASA have captured an astonishing level of detail of the universe never seen before. The images, taken by NASA's $13 billion James Webb Space Telescope, have previously been captured by the Hubble Telescope, but show a much more complex picture of the universe. Webb's mirror is nearly three times bigger than Hubble's, and Webb is able …

Explained: How James Webb telescope images change understanding of the universe
2 years, 5 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 …

Cosmic beauty shots from NASA’s Webb telescope
2 years, 5 months ago

Cosmic beauty shots from NASA’s Webb telescope

LA Times  

A never-before-seen view of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. The first image from the $10-billion James Webb Space Telescope was released Monday at the White House — a jumble of distant galaxies that went deeper into the cosmos than humanity has ever seen. The bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by NASA’s …

Where will James Webb Telescope look to click first pictures? We have a list
2 years, 6 months ago

Where will James Webb Telescope look to click first pictures? We have a list

India Today  

The James Webb Telescope, cooling in the darkness of space, is ready for the first observation and the first pictures will drop on July 12. READ | James Webb Telescope has its own fridge in space Southern Ring Nebula: It is an expanding cloud of gas surrounding a dying star. SMACS 0723: These are massive galaxy clusters that magnify and …

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe
2 years, 8 months ago

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. Hailed as the world’s premier space observatory, Webb has successfully completed a number of steps within the past few months that were crucial for aligning its 18 gold mirror segments. “These remarkable test images from a successfully aligned telescope …

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures test image of star and ancient galaxies over 2,000 light-years away
2 years, 9 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures test image of star and ancient galaxies over 2,000 light-years away

ABC  

NASA's new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and captured a perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. Key points: The James Webb Space Telescope captured its latest test image 1.6 million kilometres away from Earth Scientists hope Webb will see far back enough in time that it will only …

Star seen by NASA’s new space telescope gets photobombed by galaxies
2 years, 9 months ago

Star seen by NASA’s new space telescope gets photobombed by galaxies

LA Times  

The star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277 was used to align the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA’s new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and shown perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. The image released Wednesday from the James Webb Space Telescope is a test shot — not …

Webb telescope shares new image after reaching optics milestone
2 years, 9 months ago

Webb telescope shares new image after reaching optics milestone

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “The images are focused together as finely as the laws of physics allow,” said Marshall Perrin, Webb deputy telescope scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. “But as we were focusing on those bright stars, we couldn’t help but see the rest of the universe coming into focus behind them, …

Nasa website shows what the Hubble Space Telescope saw when you were born
2 years, 10 months ago

Nasa website shows what the Hubble Space Telescope saw when you were born

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 has a new tool to show people what space looked like on …

Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope captures far-off galaxy with a ‘fascinating secret hiding in plain sight’
3 years, 6 months ago

Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope captures far-off galaxy with a ‘fascinating secret hiding in plain sight’

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 Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a spiral galaxy that …

Intergalactic wrestling match captured in photo of two galaxies which collided
5 years, 2 months ago

Intergalactic wrestling match captured in photo of two galaxies which collided

Daily Mail  

An award winning image shows an ongoing galactic battle - an entire galaxy being torn apart because it drifted too close to its neighbour around 200million light years away. NASA's Hubble Telescope captured the incredible scene, where gravity twisted the starburst galaxy's spiral arms out of shape and triggered bright bursts of exploding stars - which has now been painstakingly …

Stunning spiral galaxy spotted by Hubble more than 70 million light years away from our solar system
5 years, 5 months ago

Stunning spiral galaxy spotted by Hubble more than 70 million light years away from our solar system

CNN  

CNN — More than 70 million light years away from our solar system is a stunning spiral galaxy recently observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. European Southern Observatory This image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey shows the galaxy J0437+2456, which includes a supermassive black hole at its center that appears to be moving. Zolt Levay/Space Telescope Science Institute This …

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