Webb Telescope Photographs a Milky Way-Like Spiral Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a large spiral galaxy that resembles Earth's own Milky Way Galaxy that exists a little over a billion light years away.
Fusion of Near and Mid-Infrared Shows Pillars of Creation Like Never Before
Scientists have fused captures of the Pillars of Creation taken by the near-infrared and mid-infrared instruments on board the James Webb Space Telescope to show the star-forming region of space like never before.
James Webb Captures Incredible 122MP Photo of the Pillars of Creation
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) has captured a massive and stunningly detailed photo of the Pillars of Creation, a celestial region that gives birth to new stars.
Combined Power: Chandra’s X-Ray Data Added to James Webb’s Photos
X-ray data from NASA's Chandra Observatory has been combined with the infrared data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope to create new composites that make the most of each's data gathering capabilities.
James Webb Telescope Captures Clear Photo of Neptune’s Rings and Moons
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a photo of Neptune that displays the clearest view of the planet's rings in more than 30 years.
James Webb Telescope Captures its First Photo of a Distant Planet
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first direct image of a planet outside the Solar System. This exoplanet is a gas giant that has six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter and is relatively young: between 15 and 20 million years old.
NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope's first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST's image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images.
Mosaic of 690 James Webb Photos is Largest Galaxy Survey Ever Made
A team of scientists has leveraged the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to produce a massive mosaic of space made up of 690 photos. The image covers an area of the sky about eight times as large as the telescope's first deep field image released on July 12.
Hour-Long Documentary Chronicles James Webb’s Journey Into Space
NOVA, a PBS award-winning science series, has premiered a new special that chronicles the James Webb Space Telescope's journey into space through the capture of its first incredible photos.
James Webb Telescope Quietly Captured a Gorgeous Photo of Jupiter
The James Web Space Telescope team is fresh off the exciting reveal of the telescope's first full-color photographs, but those images aren't the only ones the observatory has captured. Hidden in its commissioning report were stellar photos of Jupiter.
Comparing Webb’s First Photos to What Hubble Saw
NASA has finally published the first colorized, full-resolution photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and the detail and resolution of the images is incredible, especially when compared to the images of these same cosmic objects captured by Hubble.
The First Five Stunning Photos Captured by the James Webb Telescope
NASA has shared all five of the first full-color photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope which demonstrate the full power of its imaging capability and officially kicks off its mission to unfold the infrared universe.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Photo with Aligned Mirrors
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached another major milestone in its mirror alignment process as the team has successfully worked through the second and third phases of the process and completed Segment Alignment.
This is the First Photo Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is currently in the midst of the months-long mirror calibration process before it starts to capture in-focus images, but NASA has released the first photo it took that verifies it is in great working condition.
The James Webb Space Telescope’s Cameras Are All Online
The camera system on the James Webb Space Telescope is fully online and operational, and NASA has begun the process of aligning the mirrors so that it can begin to capture its first photos.