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Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center.
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
Nov 20, 2023 · The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) …
November 2024 – James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Blogs
Nov 8, 2024 · Monitoring Webb’s Mirrors for Optimal Optics. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space. Its mirror is composed of 18 individual segments that have been aligned so accurately, that they effectively work as a single giant (21.6-foot, or 6.5-meter) reflector.
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
Jul 12, 2022 · The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
Jul 12, 2022 · NASA revealed the first five full-color images and spectrographic data from the world’s most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
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Dec 25, 2021 · Latest Images. Webb studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of …
Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in …
Apr 29, 2024 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula.
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope's First Images of Unseen Universe
Jul 12, 2022 · The first images and spectroscopic data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unprecedented and detailed views of the universe. Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, can be found at …
Webb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever …
Mar 4, 2024 · Looking deeply into space and time, two teams using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was only about 430 million years old.
Webb Researchers Discover Lensed Supernova, Confirm Hubble …
Oct 1, 2024 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, also known as G165, on the left shows the magnifying effect a foreground cluster can have on the distant universe beyond. The foreground cluster is 3.6 billion light-years away from Earth.