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James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ...
The James Webb Space Telescope was late to launch ... only just cooled enough to allow star formation. Did you know Jupiter had rings? They're not as prominent as Saturn's, but Jupiter's massive ...
Rings of a dying star are revealed in the nebula NGC 1514. The Webb Telescope reveals a chaotic scene long hidden from view.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they've made the first detection of a star swallowing a planet — ...
Astronomers have unlocked a gripping cosmic event with the aid of the James Webb Space Telescope: a gas giant, likely ...
as evidenced by the aftermath documented by Webb. The orbiting telescope, which was launched in 2021 and became operational in 2022, observed hot gas likely forming a ring around the star ...
In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...
What can an exoplanet falling into its own star tell astronomers about the formation and evolution of planetary systems? This ...
The transits also change the starlight’s spectrum in a pattern that — if observed with instruments on a telescope as advanced as the Webb — can ... crusted moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
The photo at left is an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined ...