Eternal Day and Night: Webb’s Journey to Understanding the Strange Atmosphere of a Distant World

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected atmospheric differences on the exoplanet WASP-39 b, revealing temperature variations and distinct cloud cover in its tidally locked hemispheres. The planet,…

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Earliest, most distant galaxy discovered by the Webb telescope dates back to 300 million years after the Big Bang

This infrared image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was taken by the Near Infrared Camera for the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey program - Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI,…

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‘Supernova detection machine’ James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant stellar explosion in history

When it comes to searching for the explosive death of massive stars in the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a true cosmic detective. This celestial Sherlock…

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