Why deepest-ever infrared image of distant universe is iconic, NASA explains
2 years, 5 months ago

Why deepest-ever infrared image of distant universe is iconic, NASA explains

Hindustan Times  

A slice of the vast universe captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in “the deepest, and the sharpest infrared view to date”. This image provided by NASA on Monday, July 11, 2022, shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. "Webb's First Deep Field is not only the first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope, it’s the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe, so far. The deep field - the full suite of images by James Webb Space Telescope science observatory, an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA and CSA, will be released on Tuesday.

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The universe is watching: NASA telescopes capture stunning image of space ‘eyes’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Webb captures a floating pool of galaxies. They have odd shapes not seen before
11 months ago

Webb captures a floating pool of galaxies. They have odd shapes not seen before

India Today  

Researchers analysing data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that the majority of galaxies in the early universe were not the familiar round or disk-like shapes we see today. The study, led by Viraj Pandya, a Nasa Hubble Fellow at Columbia University, found that an estimated 50 to 80 percent of the observed galaxies from when the universe …

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 …

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 …

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 …

James Webb Telescope's new findings change long-held beliefs about early universe
1 year, 10 months 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 …

James Webb spots six massive galaxies that are so old they shouldn't exist
1 year, 10 months ago

James Webb spots six massive galaxies that are so old they shouldn't exist

Daily Mail  

NASA's new super space telescope was built to peer back to the dawn of time and give us clues about how the universe burst into existence. That's because the $10 billion observatory has just spotted six massive galaxies in the early universe that are so old they shouldn't actually exist. Ground-breaking: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has just spotted six …

The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year
1 year, 11 months 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 captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away
2 years, 1 month 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 Telescope captures detailed new images of stars being born in Tarantula Nebula
2 years, 3 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 …

NASA’s James Webb telescope captures first image of planet outside Milky Way
2 years, 3 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, 3 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. …

James Webb Space Telescope captures astonishing photo of the most distant star in the known universe
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 a small team in Baltimore brought the Webb telescope’s images to life
2 years, 4 months ago

How a small team in Baltimore brought the Webb telescope’s images to life

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. “All this information is hidden in here, because it’s really very dim.” open image in gallery Webb’s …

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 …

A happy marriage of science and art: The secret behind Webb's spectacular pictures
2 years, 5 months ago

A happy marriage of science and art: The secret behind Webb's spectacular pictures

India Today  

The world came together in appreciating the beautiful and the brainac when the James Webb Telescope dropped its first colour science images that revealed the universe when it was in its infancy. Joseph DePasquale, Senior Data Image Developer in the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute says “it's not like we can just take a picture …

First Webb Images, SpaceX Cargo Launch To ISS — Top Developments In Space Last Week
2 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, …

Commentary: We’re in a crowded universe, but Earth is still precious
2 years, 5 months ago

Commentary: We’re in a crowded universe, but Earth is still precious

LA Times  

The first image released from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared. This week, we all had a chance to see the universe more clearly with the release of the beautiful and dazzling first images of the distant and early universe from the James Webb Space Telescope. “Webb is …

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 …

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 …

Nasa releases first set of full colour James Webb photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa releases first set of full colour James Webb photos

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 released the first complete set of full-colour images taken by the James …

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 …

NASA releases stunning images of universe from James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA releases stunning images of universe from James Webb Space Telescope

Live Mint  

NASA on Tuesday started releasing the second set of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, which is said to be the most powerful observatory ever placed in orbit. Other targets that will be released include Carina Nebula, a stellar nursery, famous for its towering pillars that include "Mystic Mountain," a three-light-year-tall cosmic pinnacle captured in an iconic image …

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

NASA’s James Webb reveals deepest infrared image of universe. 10 points
2 years, 5 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 …

Oldest, deepest recesses of the universe revealed in Nasa’s first James Webb image
2 years, 5 months ago

Oldest, deepest recesses of the universe revealed in Nasa’s first James Webb image

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. Around 6.20pm EDT, US President Joe Biden revealed the very first public image taken by the Webb …

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Captures Infrared Images Of Galaxies Formed After Big Bang
2 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

‘A new era’: NASA unveils more Webb Telescope images of universe
2 years, 5 months ago

‘A new era’: NASA unveils more Webb Telescope images of universe

Al Jazeera  

NASA says images from world’s largest and most powerful space telescope usher in ‘dawn of new era in astronomy’. NASA said the images from Webb, a joint collaboration with the European and Canadian space agencies and the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope, have ushered in “the dawn of a new era in astronomy”. NASA unveils new colour images …

Here’s what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking
2 years, 5 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 …

First Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang
2 years, 5 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 …

James Webb Telescope reveals ‘deepest, sharpest’ view of universe
2 years, 5 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 …

President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first image
2 years, 5 months ago

President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first image

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. President Joe Biden released one of Webb’s first images on Monday, and it is “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. The first image release highlights Webb’s science capabilities as well as the ability of its massive golden mirror and science instruments to produce …

First image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies in stunning detail
2 years, 5 months ago

First image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies in stunning detail

LA Times  

The first image released from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared. On Monday, the world got its first glimpse of that ancient light courtesy of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the most sophisticated and ambitious deep-space viewing tool yet assembled. Science & Medicine Cosmic beauty shots from NASA’s …

NASA reveals test image from James Webb space telescope
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA reveals test image from James Webb space telescope

Live Mint  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released test image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of the July 12 release of the first science-quality images. Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor, developed by the Canadian Space Agency recently captured a view of stars and galaxies that provides a tantalizing glimpse at what the telescope's science instruments will reveal in the …

Where will James Webb Telescope look to click first pictures? We have a list
2 years, 5 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 …

Nasa to reveal the deepest image ever taken of universe
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa to reveal the deepest image ever taken of universe

Live Mint  

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday the agency will reveal the "deepest image of our Universe that has ever been taken" on 12 July, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope. "If you think about that, this is farther than humanity has ever looked before," Nelson said during a press briefing at the Space Telescope Science Institute in …

‘Deepest image of our universe’ ever taken by Webb Telescope will be revealed in July
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Deepest image of our universe’ ever taken by Webb Telescope will be revealed in July

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Meanwhile, the Webb team is finalizing the last steps of preparing the observatory and its instruments to collect scientific data, which should finish next week, said Bill Ochs, NASA’s Webb project manager. The initial goal for the telescope was to see the first stars and galaxies of the universe, essentially watching “the …

Hubble Space Telescope takes its largest near-infrared image ever
2 years, 6 months ago

Hubble Space Telescope takes its largest near-infrared image ever

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 taken its largest near-infrared image yet, covering a …

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