NASA reveals stunning new snapshot of a binary star system

The latest image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may be one of the observatory’s most unique shots to date. Ryan Lau and a team at the National Space Foundation’s NOIRLab led the investigation in question, looking at a binary star system with dozens of rings of cosmic dust orbiting around it. In the image in question, a Wolf-Raylet 140 can be seen with upwards of 17 rings around. While it may seem like camera glare or another effect to most people, Lau says the team’s captured data confirm…

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NASA releases stunning image of Neptune

Initially came a set of images from the farthest corners of space. Then a stellar shot of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Now, officials from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have released a set of new images captured by the Webb Space Telescope. This time, the observatory took a look at Neptune, capturing the ice giant in its full glory, its rings and everything. “It’s been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings, and this is the first time we’ve seen them…

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NASA’s Webb Telescope takes first look at Mars

The Webb Space Telescope has been hard at work examining the farthest reaches of the universe, returning one star image of the universe after another. On Monday, NASA officials released the first images of Mars taken by the observatory, a scientific win in itself. Because Webb was designed to search for stars in the far corners of the universe, Mars’ proximity and brightness posed major challenges in collecting data and images of the cosmic body. “Web instruments are so sensitive that without special observing techniques, the bright infrared light coming…

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New Webb Telescope image emerges outside a star nebula

The Webb Space Telescope is one of the busiest observatories in all of science. Since launching its operations earlier this year, the space telescope has brought back one star image after the next, including snapshots of planets in nearby solar systems. Researchers at Western University on Monday unveiled a series of images captured of the constellation Orion. Any images that appear on the bar Orion, or “sword” of the constellation. Located just 1,350 light-years from Earth, the Orion Nebula has long been a focal point for astronomers. Now, those to…

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James Webb Space Telescope captures new images of how a star is born revealing intricate details about stars and planetary systems!

“Amazing” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form. The images, published on Monday, shed light on an environment similar to our solar system when it formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. Observing the Orion Nebula will help astronomers better understand what happened during the Milky Way’s first million years of planetary evolution, astrophysicist Western Else Peters said in a press release. “We were blown away by the amazing images of…

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Webb Telescope captures image of ‘space tarantula’

The latest image taken by the Webb Space Telescope is one of the most dynamic to date. On Tuesday morning, NASA officials released a snapshot of the observatory falling into the Tarantula Nebula and it’s a beautiful thing. The nebula’s real name is 30 Doradus and it can be seen in its full glory, across about 340 light-years, in the image generating stars and galaxies within its cosmic dust. “What makes this nebula so interesting to astronomers? Unlike our Milky Way, the Tarantula Nebula is producing new stars at an…

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NASA’s Webb Space telescope takes 1st direct image of exoplanet, a planet outside of our solar system!

An exoplanet has a mass six to 12 times that of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. NASA has released its first image of a planet outside our solar system. Astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct picture of an exoplanet, described as a “gas giant.” NASA said it has no rocky surface and cannot be habitable. An exoplanet has a mass six to 12 times that of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. NASA said it was found to be…

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Webb Space Telescope takes a new shot of the Spooky Phantom Galaxy

The European Space Agency has captured an incredible new image of the Phantom Galaxy using the Webb Space Telescope. On Tuesday, the Space Authority shared an image of a galaxy called M74 that shows the galaxy’s massive spiral arms rolling outwards for some distance. Known as the “big design spiral”, the Phantom Galaxy/M74 features well-defined and prominent temples. Webb stared at M74 with the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) in order to learn more about the early stages of star formation in the local universe. These observations are part of a larger…

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Researchers unveil a stunningly large picture of space

In the month that the Webb Space Telescope was up and running, one star image after another was released to the public, showing the farthest reaches of space for anyone curious. Just this week, a dynamite shot of Jupiter, its rings, and its moons went viral. Now, a group of researchers has captured the largest image ever captured by the telescope. Using 690 frames taken from the observatory’s near-infrared camera (NIRCam), a giant image was created and released to the public. Dubbed by the CEERS team Epoch 1, the Science…

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Citizen scientist releases new star image of Jupiter

Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has been operating for several weeks now, Jupiter has been the central focus of the cosmic observatory. Earlier this year, NASA released new telescope images of the largest planet in our solar system. Now, a citizen scientist has analyzed the data captured by the Webb Telescope to create her own image of Jupiter. On Monday, NASA social media platforms shared the image processed by Judy Schmidt, showing all of Jupiter, including the gas giant’s Great Red Spot. 1. Make way for the king…

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