‘NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero galaxy with its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), resolving the clumpy nature of the dust along the galaxy’s outer ring. This image includes …
NGC 1672, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope continues to churn out fantastic space images. The latest captured by the 34-year-old telescope shows barred …
Astrophysicist Jacqueline McCleary from Northeastern University explains the science behind a new image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The image reveals a cosmic formation resembling a question …
As scientists use the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to answer some of the Universe’s most pressing questions, they’ve also uncovered new questions, including literal question mark-shaped cosmic …
The James Webb Space Telescope just celebrated its second birthday, having started service on July 12, 2022. Here are Webb’s 10 best photos so far to mark the occasion. Before …
NASA released an incredible new look at the Pillars of Creation, showing the celestial phenomenon in an entirely new way. The Pillars of Creation encompass “three towers of gas and …
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the “Cosmic Dawn.” This period when the Universe was only …
The galaxy system ZS7 is seen up close to the right. The James Webb Space Telescope has found evidence of an ongoing merger of two galaxies in the ZS7 system, …
Featured in the IMAX® documentary Deep Sky, this mosaic image stretches 340 light-years across. JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens …
NGC 1559, as seen by Webb’s MIRI and NIRCam instruments. This composite image was created using six wavelength filters, ranging from 1.5 to 21 μm. As scientists continue to use …