The James Webb Space Telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe -- and capturing stunning imagery in the process.

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A team of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have just released the largest image taken by the telescope so far. The image is a mosaic of 690 individual frames taken with the telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and it covers an area of sky about eight times as large as JWST's First Deep Field Image released on July 12. And it is absolutely FULL of early galaxies, many never seen before. Additionally, the team may have photographed one of the most distant galaxies yet observed.

A team of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have just released the largest image taken by the telescope so far. The image is a mosaic of 690 individual frames taken with the telescope’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and it covers an area of sky about eight times as large as JWST’s First Deep … Continue reading "Here’s the Largest Image JWST Has Taken So Far" The post Here’s the Largest Image JWST Has Taken So Far appeared first on Universe Today.

Author(s): Evan McDonough, Meng-Xiang Lin, J. Colin Hill, Wayne Hu, and Shengjia ZhouThis work investigates the interplay of the Hubble tension, Early Dark Energy (EDE), and the swampland distance conjecture. The latter predicts a tower of light states for large field excursions, while EDE is a scalar field model to alleviate the Hubble tension which indeed requires Planckian field excursions, but also leads to tensions with large-scale structure (LSS) probes. The authors consider exponentially EDE-dependent masses of dark matter with the distance conjecture constant, which supposedly is a positive constant of O(1), as a free parameter. Using a large set of different catalogs of experiments, fitting also LSS data, a mild tension with the swampland distance conjecture is observed that constrains the constant to be significantly less than one. Modifications

The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy has some of the most extraordinary regions of star formation of any galaxy we’ve found, and the James Webb Space Telescope has snapped its picture

ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has imaged the result of a spectacular cosmic collision—the galaxy NGC 7727. This giant was born from the merger of two galaxies, an event that started around a billion years ago. At its center lies the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever found, two objects that are destined to coalesce into an even more massive black hole.

The Orion Nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust that spans more than 20,000 times the size of our own solar system. It one of the closest active star-forming regions to Earth, and is therefore one of the most observed and photographed objects in the night sky. The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has … Continue reading "Brand New Stars in the Orion Nebula, Seen by Hubble" The post Brand New Stars in the Orion Nebula, Seen by Hubble appeared first on Universe Today.

Because of a calibration update for one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s main cameras, research using the first few weeks of data from the observatory may be flawed

Space is big and scary, and a new video created from Webb Space Telescope data goes to show the massive distances separating us from the objects we’re trying to observe. In this case, it’s the Cartwheel Galaxy, one of Webb’s recent targets. Read more...

Anyone can name a star online, but the International Astronomical Union is offering a rare space opportunity: to name a planet discovered by the groundbreaking James Webb Telescope.

The Orion Nebula has never been seen so clearly as in this stunning Hubble photograph.

Hello, lovelies, and welcome to your favorite Friday roundup of space news: the one corner of current events that doesn't suck. The post This Week in Space: A Telescope, A Bugbot, and Betelgeuse Blows its Stack appeared first on ExtremeTech.

With the aid of the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have identified the cause of Betelgeuse's 2019 dimming: an unfathomably large Surface Mass Ejection (SME), which is something we've never observed before.  The post Hubble Helps Demystify Dimming Supergiant Star Betelgeuse appeared first on ExtremeTech.

The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week is particularly dreamy and stunning, showing the bright colors and soft shapes of a Herbig-Haro object.

NASA has plans to study hazardous space weather events in more detail than ever before, using a group of six small satellites in a project called SunRISE.

James Webb delivers scientific results, SLS and Starship go closer to their maiden flights, remote surgery robot is going to the ISS, Perseverance continues to find weird stuff on Mars, and Hubble is still going strong. All this and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites. All this and more in this week’s episode … Continue reading "JWST’s Science, Surgeon Robot for ISS, Booster 7 Test Fire" The post JWST’s Science, Surgeon Robot for ISS, Booster 7 Test Fire appeared first on Universe Today.

Hard as it is to imagine, out in the depths of space entire galaxies can collide. One such merger has been captured by NOIRLab's Gemini North telescope.

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Coronal Mass Ejections occur often when the sun expels chunks of its outer atmosphere, the corona.

Analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse quite literally blew its top in 2019, losing a substantial part of its visible surface and producing a gigantic Surface Mass Ejection (SME). This is something never before seen in a normal star's behavior.

Scientists at the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have imaged the distant blazar J1924-2914 with unprecedented angular resolution, revealing previously unseen details of the source structure. Blazars are powerful active galactic nuclei, in which supermassive black holes eject relativistic jets directed along our line of sight. A blazar can outshine its entire galaxy and may be observed from a distance of billions of light-years with our radio telescopes.

One supernova remnant is such a site, according to a 12-year examination of Fermi data.

Astronomers have long sought the launch sites for some of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy. Now a study using 12 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope confirms that one supernova remnant is just such a place.

Star formation after the big bang appears much faster than models had forecast

Wow, what a beauty! While we’ve all turned our attentions to the new James Webb Space Telescope, this image proves Hubble has still has got it where it counts.   This new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6638 in the constellation Sagittarius. This star-studded cluster contains … Continue reading "Hubble can Still Impress and Inspire. Here's Globular Star Cluster NGC 6638" The post Hubble can Still Impress and Inspire. Here's Globular Star Cluster NGC 6638 appeared first on Universe Today.

A sky full of stars is on glorious display in this week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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On July 12, the first full-color images from the Webb Space Telescope showed countless nebulae, galaxies, and a gassy exoplanet as they had never been seen before. But Webb only collects infrared and near-infrared light, which the human eye cannot see—so where are these gorgeous colors coming from? Read more...

This star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6638 in the constellation Sagittarius. The star-strewn observation highlights the density of stars at the heart of globular clusters, which are stable, tightly bound groups of tens of thousands to millions of stars. To capture the data in this image, Hubble used two of its cutting-edge astronomical instruments: Wide Field Camera 3 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys.

A new paper describes all the science that went into the James Webb Early Release Observations (ERO). The post Did you Want More Scientific Information About the First set of Images From JWST? Fill Your Boots appeared first on Universe Today.

Webb sees through dust and gas into regions out of reach of optical telescopes such as Hubble, revealing new galaxy views.

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through cosmic dust to reveal new details and a stunning image of a rare type of galaxy.

The pic was shared on the Cosmic Spring JWST Twitter handle, which is managed by astronomers who uploaded pics from JWST on August 2.

The Cartwheel Galaxy shines in never-before-seen detail in the latest James Webb Space Telescope composite image, revealing a violent past.

Scientists gained new insights into the distant object, which got its distinctive shape from a collision with another galaxy.

Two glittering galaxies 275 million light years away smash together and spur star formation in an amazing new image from the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has shared a breathtaking image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope showing the Cartwheel Galaxy some 500 million light-years from Earth.

From its vantage out beyond the moon, Webb is turning its infrared eye toward far-away objects we've never been able to see before. It's also providing images of well-known objects like the Cartwheel Galaxy with an unprecedented level of detail.  The post Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Image of the Cartwheel Galaxy appeared first on ExtremeTech.

James Webb Space Telescope produced a detailed image of the Cartwheel and two smaller companion galaxies against a backdrop of many other galaxies.

The Cartwheel Galaxy, also known as ESO 350-40, is one disturbed-looking piece of cosmic real estate. To look at it now, especially in the latest JWST view, you’d never know it used to be a gorgeous spiral galaxy. That was before it got involved in a head-on collision with a companion. The encounter happened somewhere … Continue reading "JWST Turns Its Gaze on the Cartwheel Galaxy" The post JWST Turns Its Gaze on the Cartwheel Galaxy appeared first on Universe Today.

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to take the most detailed image yet of Earendel, the most distant individual star we have ever seen

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The Webb Space Telescope team has unveiled the latest image from the observatory, and it’s a gorgeous portrait of the Cartwheel Galaxy, a dazzling object 500 million light-years away that formed from the high-speed collision of two galaxies. Read more...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a picture of the Cartwheel galaxy, which got its weird wheel-like shape when a smaller galaxy crashed through it

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of color in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

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The group building the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile has secured a $205 million investment that will help push construction of the massive instrument over the finish line. The money will go toward the facility that will house the telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory high in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Read more...

There is no apparent disturbance in the motions of the two galaxies, and they are both travelling in opposite directions.

Since being shared, the image of Andromeda galaxy has left internet users mesmerised.

Galaxies in the distant universe are expected to have fewer heavy elements than nearby ones, but the James Webb Space Telescope has found a surprising one with almost none at all

The new record happened by accident.

We've now seen the first data from the James Webb Space Telescope. It has observed the atmospheres of distant planets, groups of nearby galaxies, galaxy light bent by unseen dark matter, and clouds of gas and dust in stellar nurseries.

Over the years, members of the public have regularly made exciting discoveries and meaningful contributions to the scientific process through citizen science projects. These citizen scientists sometimes mine large datasets for cosmic treasures, uncovering unknown objects such as Hanny’s Voorwerp, or other times bringing an unusual phenomenon to scientists’ attention, such as with the discovery … Continue reading "Even Citizen Scientists are Getting Time on JWST" The post Even Citizen Scientists are Getting Time on JWST appeared first on Universe Today.

Researchers share stunning images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope every week, and this image shows a trio of galactic objects of varying different types.

The James Webb firsts keep coming, with the new space telescope having recently spotted its first supernova.

JWST is doing after its micrometeorite strike, two more helicopters are flying to Mars, China will drop a 50+ meter booster… somewhere, and how do you stop the Milky Way from turning into self-replicating robot probes. This week brought us many exciting and sometimes even scary space news. If you’re in the mood to relax … Continue reading "JWST Damage, New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die" The post JWST Damage, New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die appeared first on Universe Today.

This luminescent image features multiple galaxies, perhaps most noticeably LEDA 58109, the lone galaxy in the upper right. LEDA 58109 is flanked by two further galactic objects to its lower left—a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN) called SDSS J162558.14+435746.4 that partially obscures the galaxy SDSS J162557.25+435743.5, which appears to poke out to the right behind the AGN.

Observing the surface of an exoplanet is tricky, but a study analysing data from the Spitzer space telescope suggests it should be feasible with the more powerful James Webb telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is enabling all kinds of next-generation astronomy, including producing accurate mass measurements of the most distant galaxies. The post The James Webb is Measuring Distant Galaxies 5-10 Times Better Than any Other Telescope appeared first on Universe Today.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has launched and it's the most powerful in history, giving us the deepest ever view into our universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope has begun peering into the early universe, spotting more and more of the very first galaxies that formed after the big bang

Using the first science image released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) this month, an international team of scientists with significant contribution from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has built an improved model for the mass distribution of the galaxy cluster SMACS J0723.3−7327. Acting as a so-called gravitational lens, the foreground galaxy cluster produces both multiple images of background galaxies and magnifies these images. One family of such multiple images belongs to a galaxy, which the model predicts to be at a distance of about 13 Gyrs, i.e., whose light traveled some 13 billion years before reaching the telescope.

The United States Postal Service has revealed the launch date for pre-orders of the James Webb Space Telescope Forever stamp.

A new telescope, made up of two identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, will track down

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The James Webb Space Telescope has been making headlines ever since its high quality images were released by US space agency NASA.

Astronomers thought that galaxies in the early universe would mostly be shapeless blobs, but an analysis of data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests around half are disc-shaped like the Milky Way

In the days after the mega-telescope started delivering data, astronomers reported new discoveries about galaxies, stars, exoplanets and even Jupiter. The post Two Weeks In, the Webb Space Telescope Is Reshaping Astronomy first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched in 1990.

It’s been an amazing couple of weeks for fans of gravitational lensing. JWST grabbed the headlines with a spectacular infrared view of lensing in the SMACS 0723 image, and that had everybody talking. Yet, seeing gravitationally lensed objects is not new. Some can be seen from the ground, and of course, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) … Continue reading "Hubble Sees a Mirror Image of the Same Galaxy Thanks to Gravitational Lensing" The post Hubble Sees a Mirror Image of the Same Galaxy Thanks to Gravitational Lensing appeared first on Universe Today.

The Hubble Space Telescope is a constant source of pictures of the wonders of space, and this week's image shows a phenomenon called gravitational lensing.

SLS finally gets a launch date for Artemis I, JWST keeps giving the goodness, Percy finds another weird thing on Mars, astronomers find a dormant black hole and NASA will launch a flagship telescope on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. This week’s most important space and astronomy news are here in our special easy-to-consume format we … Continue reading "SLS Launch Date, Falcon Heavy Gets Flagship NASA Telescope, Dormant Black Hole" The post SLS Launch Date, Falcon Heavy Gets Flagship NASA Telescope, Dormant Black Hole appeared first on Universe Today.

Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has sent back its first images of deep space, you might be wondering what's coming next. Here's the scoop!

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Image: Naidu et al, P. Oesch, T. Treu, GLASS-JWST, NASA/CSA/ESA/STScI To the eye, it's no more than a tiny red blotch. But the team that found it believes that it may have formed just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The post Through a GLASS Darkly: JWST Finds Oldest Galaxy in the Visible Universe appeared first on ExtremeTech.

With so much more power than Hubble, designers had to give the telescope a good-sized chunk of storage. However, it turns out Webb has just 68GB of solid state storage, which is barely enough for a day's work. The post The James Webb Space Telescope Stores Its Data on a 68GB SSD appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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By now, almost everyone has seen the first-release images from JWST and marveled at these amazing views of the infrared universe the telescope was launched to explore. The view of SMACS 0723 seen above illustrates the promise JWST holds. While there are many more early-release images in the observation pipeline, we’re starting to see the … Continue reading "JWST Finds Galaxies Just 300-400 Million Years After the Big Bang, and It’s Just Getting Started" The post JWST Finds Galaxies Just 300-400 Million Years After the Big Bang, and It’s Just Getting Started appeared first on Universe Today.

Astronomers and the public alike are delighting in the glittering depths of the universe revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

The JWST is grabbing headlines and eyeballs as its mission gains momentum. The telescope recently imaged M74 (NGC 628) with its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI.) Judy Schmidt, a well-known amateur astronomy image processor, has worked on the image to bring out more detail. M74 is a large spiral galaxy that holds somewhere in the neighbourhood of … Continue reading "Here’s M74 Like You’ve Never Seen it Before, Thanks to Judy Schmidt and JWST" The post Here’s M74 Like You’ve Never Seen it Before, Thanks to Judy Schmidt and JWST appeared first on Universe Today.

The world is still reeling from the release of the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) first images. These provided a comprehensive overview of the kind of science operations that Webb will conduct over its 20-year mission. They included the most sensitive and detailed look at some iconic astronomical objects, spectra from an exoplanet atmosphere, and a deep field view of some of the most distant galaxies in the universe. Since their release, we've also been treated to glimpses of objects in the solar system captured by Webb's infrared instruments.

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Fascinating image from NASA's space telescope was recently shared and quickly became viral on social media.

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.

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NASA is already shifting attention to its next telescope project: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Yesterday, NASA announced that SpaceX has been contracted to provide launch services for the Roman Space Telescope, which is set to blast off in October 2026. Read more...

Gemini South, one of the world's most productive and powerful optical-infrared telescopes, has received a major capability boost with the successful installation of a new high-resolution spectrograph called GHOST constructed by an international consortium. This cutting-edge scientific instrument will expand our understanding of the earliest stars, the chemical fingerprints of distant planetary systems, and the formation and evolution of galaxies. Gemini South in Chile is one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab.

A recently-released report examines the James Webb Space Telescope's performance and discusses the micrometeoroid impacts that could threaten the mission The post You can see Where JWST Took a Direct hit From a Micrometeorite on one of its Mirrors appeared first on Universe Today.

Discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope are pouring in, with an analysis of the latest data revealing a galaxy that dates back to just 300 million years after the big bang - the oldest we have ever seen

The National Science Foundation said Tuesday it plans to conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building one of the world's largest optical telescopes on sites selected in Hawaii and Spain's Canary Islands.

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The James Webb Space Telescope's first stunning images of the distant universe have been followed up by something a little closer to home.

The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission will greatly expand our knowledge of the high-energy universe, and recently passed two key milestones on its path to observing the cosmos.

The James Webb Space Telescope has been hit by at least 19 tiny meteors since launching in December 2021, and new images reveal the damage.

A beautiful image of the spiral galaxy NGC 628, produced using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, may provide insights into how dust behaves in space

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