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Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary
For space fans, June has something extra to enjoy, as NASA recently released “Cosmic Dawn,” a new “intimate access” ...
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JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'
The exoplanet — named 14 Herculis c, or 14 Her c for short — orbits a sunlike star about 60 light-years from Earth in the ...
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Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's ...
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Nanometer Precision in a Vacuum – JWST’s Mirror Actuators Explained
Reaching nanometer precision in space isn’t just hard—it’s nearly impossible. But JWST’s flexure-driven actuators do it while surviving cryogenic temps, vacuum, and launch forces.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovers mysterious ‘climate system’ on Pluto regulated by strange blue haze
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details about Pluto's climate. Data confirms that Pluto's haze regulates its ...
Webb sees the galaxies that cleared out the cosmic fog
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery about the early universe. They ...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals first exoplanet with 'sand rain' and a growing 'sandcastle' companion, redefining planetary evolution
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery in the YSES-1 system, 300 light-years away. It revealed ...
JWST Reveals Pluto’s Haze Cools Atmosphere, Paints Charon’s Poles Red
JWST confirms Pluto’s haze cools its mesosphere and drives methane escape, coating Charon’s poles red. The haze absorbs UV light, heats the upper atmosphere, and re-radiates heat as infrared.
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James Webb, Hubble space telescopes face reduction in operations over funding shortfalls
Inflation and budget issues are threatening to hobble NASA’s most in-demand telescopes.
Interactive map of the early universe is considered largest ever created
A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...
Moon at risk? Asteroid the size of Leaning Tower of Pisa might not hit Earth, but odds of it striking the Moon have just increased
Astronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032. The probability is now 4.3%. There is no risk to Earth.
How recurrent fluorescence helps organic molecules survive extreme interstellar conditions
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unlocked the depths of interstellar space with unprecedented clarity, offering ...