James Webb spots dozens of unexplained “JUMBO” objects in Orion nebula

Hiding within new images of a nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made a puzzling discovery – dozens of Jupiter-sized objects that defy explanation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Planet, Jupiter, James Web… Continue reading James Webb spots dozens of unexplained “JUMBO” objects in Orion nebula

James Webb spots dozens of unexplained “JUMBO” objects in Orion nebula

Hiding within new images of a nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made a puzzling discovery – dozens of Jupiter-sized objects that defy explanation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Planet, Jupiter, James Web… Continue reading James Webb spots dozens of unexplained “JUMBO” objects in Orion nebula

James Webb spots carbon on Europa, boosting case for life

The best places in our solar system to search for life beyond Earth aren’t planets like Mars – they’re icy moons like Europa. The case for life on this watery world just got stronger, as the James Webb Space Telescope has detected a fresh carbon source… Continue reading James Webb spots carbon on Europa, boosting case for life

James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet

The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved one of the first major science goals announced for it way back in 2017. The infrared instrument has now probed the atmosphere around one of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet

James Webb snaps best image yet of most distant star in the universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has snapped the most detailed color portrait of the most distant star ever detected. Named Earendel, the massive B-type star located in the constellation of Cetus is 12.9 billion light years from Earth and is within a … Continue reading James Webb snaps best image yet of most distant star in the universe

Webb may have spotted “dark stars” made of annihilating dark matter

The James Webb Space Telescope has already spotted some amazing things in its first year of science operations, but if a new study holds water it might be one of the most important finds of all time. A team of astrophysicists proposes that three bright… Continue reading Webb may have spotted “dark stars” made of annihilating dark matter

Webb spots galactic smoke signals from across the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted complex organic molecules, which usually form in smoke and smog, in the very distant universe. With help from a galactic gravitational anomaly, the telescope could see the molecules from more than 12 billion l… Continue reading Webb spots galactic smoke signals from across the universe

6,000-mile plume spurts from icy moon into water “donut” around Saturn

Saturn’s moon Enceladus is famous for its plumes that spray water into space. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has watched the biggest known plume so far, spanning thousands of miles, and studied how they feed a huge water “donut” around Saturn.Conti… Continue reading 6,000-mile plume spurts from icy moon into water “donut” around Saturn