Newswise — The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Lotz as the Director of the Space Telescope…
Read more Dr. Jennifer Lotz Appointed Space Telescope Science Institute DirectorNewswise — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Since the recording of…
Read more The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s WebbNewswise — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers)…
Read more NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s AtmosphereNewswise — Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years…
Read more NASA’s Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in Clouds of Hot Gas GiantNewswise — Water is essential for life as we know it. However, scientists debate how it reached the Earth and whether the same processes could seed rocky exoplanets…
Read more Webb Detects Water Vapor in Rocky Planet-Forming ZoneNewswise — From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise…
Read more Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like StarsNewswise — Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in early galaxies. Observations of two Type II supernovae,…
Read more Webb Locates Dust Reservoirs in Two SupernovaeNewswise — Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is constantly rising, mixing, and moving…
Read more NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote PlanetNewswise — Astronomers have revealed the latest deep field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, featuring never-before-seen details in a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster…
Read more NASA’s Webb Uncovers New Details in Pandora’s ClusterNewswise — An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by an…
Read more Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt AsteroidNewswise — If you want to build a habitable planet, ices are a vital ingredient because they are the main source of several key elements — namely carbon,…
Read more Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice ChemistryFOR RELEASE: 5:15 p.m. (EST) January 12, 2023 RELEASE: STScI-PR2023-001 Newswise — Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders…
Read more Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut ShapeNewswise — Astronomers looking into the early universe have made a surprising discovery using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: a cluster of massive galaxies in the process of…
Read more NASA’s Webb Uncovers Dense Cosmic Knot in The Early Universe
