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James Webb Space Telescope marks 3rd anniversary: What to know about observatory
Here's everything to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it captured on its three-year anniversary observing the cosmos. To mark Webb's third year of operations, NASA shared an image the observatory gathered showcasing the thick, dusty layers of a section that's known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula.
Watch This Amazing James Webb 4K Space Telescope View Of The Cosmic Cliffs
Pan across the James Webb Space Telescope's view of the Cosmic Cliffs, "a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within the star cluster NGC 3324," according to NASA/ESA. NGC 3324 is within the Carina Nebula.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Stellar Death Shrouds
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a rare glimpse at the gaseous "shrouds" that surround dying stars before they go supernova.
James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week
This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals how the dark matter is distributed.
James Webb Space Telescope Detects Coldest Ices Measured To Date In A Molecular Cloud
The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. It harbors the "deepest, coldest ices measured to date in a molecular cloud," according to ESA. Credit: Space.
Webb telescope discovers stars forming in 'toe beans' of Cat's Paw Nebula
The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's ...
A newly discovered exoplanet rekindles humanity’s oldest question: Are we alone?
The discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope sparks fresh curiosity across science ...
NASA 'claws back' thick dust layer in Cat's Claw Nebula
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about ...
Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula
New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.
NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions
The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...
Webb scratches beyond the surface of the Cat's Paw for third anniversary
To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch ...
I pivoted from costume design to working as an engineer on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It's never too late to switch careers.
Karen Abarca was a Los Angeles-based costume designer during her early 20s, but a trip to Death Valley inspired her to switch ...