The star is about 30 times more massive than our sun and has already shed 10 suns’ worth of gas and dust. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently unveiled some breathtaking views of the last stages of a … Read More
LHS 475 b is a rocky exoplanet roughly the same size as Earth that orbits very close to a small, dim star. And for the first time, researchers are able to study the planet’s atmosphere. The James Webb Space Telescope … Read More
In the entire Universe, we know of only one planet capable of supporting life. That is the planet Earth. So, when we look for exoplanets that could support life, we look for a rocky exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star at … Read More
Authors It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy. Launched on December 25 last year and fully operational since July, the telescope offers glimpses of the universe that were inaccessible … Read More
NASA continues to outdo itself with the magnificent images of space that it releases – but even by NASA’s high standards, a 12-year timelapse of the entire night sky is an impressive achievement. The images were taken by the NEOWISE … Read More
James Webb is currently having issues with its MIRI instrument. The problem is caused by increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms when operating in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise in good condition, but the team … Read More