James Webb Space Telescope (1 Viewer)

[GrandAdmiral]

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-139

Ok... so when are we leaving? It's a long trip.

 

[Cage1]

Ok... so when are we leaving? It's a long trip.

"an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth"

Hope you been working out your glutes.

 

[fred8615]

How worlds are born: JWST reveals exotic chemistry of planetary nurseries

The telescope is delivering a cascade of insights about the ‘protoplanetary’ disks where planets take shape.

www.nature.com

 

[fred8615]

James Webb Space Telescope detects 1st evidence of carbon on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

The discovery made using NASA's powerful space telescope brings scientists a step closer to determining if the salty water oceans of Europa could support life.

www.space.com

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

James Webb Space Telescope detects 1st evidence of carbon on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

The discovery made using NASA's powerful space telescope brings scientists a step closer to determining if the salty water oceans of Europa could support life.

www.space.com

ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
USE THEM TOGETHER.
USE THEM IN PEACE.

 

[fred8615]

James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.

www.bbc.com

 

[fred8615]

Astronomers Watched a Massive Star Just... Disappear. Now JWST Might Have Some Answers

In 2009, astronomers watched a bizarre mystery unfold. An enormous star, with 25 times the mass of the Sun, faded away and disappeared. Although it had been long theorized, it's believed this was a type of failed supernova, where a giant star imploded into a black hole without a bright flash...

www.universetoday.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Astronomers Watched a Massive Star Just... Disappear. Now JWST Might Have Some Answers

In 2009, astronomers watched a bizarre mystery unfold. An enormous star, with 25 times the mass of the Sun, faded away and disappeared. Although it had been long theorized, it's believed this was a type of failed supernova, where a giant star imploded into a black hole without a bright flash...

www.universetoday.com

 

[Tapxe]

James Webb Space Telescope spotlights gorgeous young stars in a galaxy next door (photo)

The JWST continues to give us cosmic eye candy, this time while shedding light on the cosmic noon.

www.space.com

 

[tenordas]

Astronomers Watched a Massive Star Just... Disappear. Now JWST Might Have Some Answers

In 2009, astronomers watched a bizarre mystery unfold. An enormous star, with 25 times the mass of the Sun, faded away and disappeared. Although it had been long theorized, it's believed this was a type of failed supernova, where a giant star imploded into a black hole without a bright flash...

www.universetoday.com

It's sort of funny no one thought of that possibility before the data from the Webb. I didn't think of it, either, but I'm not an astronomer. I mean, that sort of convergence happens fairly regularly in solar system when planets come into conjuncture with each other or with more distant stars, so it makes sense the same phenomena would happen from our perspective with far distant objects as well.

Of course, like many things, once the solution is found, it seems really obvious and simple despite the fact of how long it baffled us.

 

[fred8615]

James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane

"It’s amazing to me that, after years of tracking Jupiter’s clouds and winds from numerous observatories, we still have more to learn."

www.space.com

 

[fred8615]

Second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen observed creating elements needed for life

Scientists have observed the creation of rare chemical elements in the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen—casting new light on how heavy elements are made.

phys.org

 

[fred8615]

Astronomers Want JWST to Study the Milky Way Core for Hundreds of Hours

A proposed JWST survey of the Milky Way's Galactic Center could answer many of astronomy's and astrophysic's most compelling questions.

www.universetoday.com

 

[bonnjer]

James Webb Space Telescope Detected Temperature On Trappist 1 B Exoplanet

The James Webb Space Telescope has set it sights on Trappist 1 system's innermost planet, Trappist 1 b. It has discovered that “the planet’s dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 230°C), and suggests that it has no significant atmosphere,” according to the ESA/Webb team...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Sailorsaint]

James Webb Space Telescope Detected Temperature On Trappist 1 B Exoplanet

The James Webb Space Telescope has set it sights on Trappist 1 system's innermost planet, Trappist 1 b. It has discovered that “the planet’s dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 230°C), and suggests that it has no significant atmosphere,” according to the ESA/Webb team...

www.yahoo.com

I still think the Trappist system is one of our best chances at discovering life.