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James Webb Space Telescope

Phoenix cluster
Space

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Amit Malewar

Webb's observations help to explain the cluster’s mysterious starburst.

HH 30
Space

The secrets of Herbig-Haro objects

Amit Malewar

Webb investigates a dusty and dynamic disc.

trans-Neptunian objects
Space

Webb gives the best glimpse ever into the icy planetesimals of the early solar system

Pranjal Malewar

A clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved.

NGC 602
Space

Astronomers discover cosmic Wreaths and Christmas tree clusters in space

Amit Malewar

Displaying stellar circle of life.

TRAPPIST-1 b
Space

The light of the planet TRAPPIST-1 b measured in two color

Amit Malewar

New insights on the planet’s nature.

Galaxy cluster MACS J1423 (NIRCam image)
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers ‘Firefly Sparkle’

Editorial Team

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers 'Firefly Sparkle': A Unique Early-Forming Galaxy Similar to Young Milky Way

Spiderweb protocluster
Space

Record breaking: Webb may have discovered the earliest galaxies ever seen

Amit Malewar

Webb finds surprises in Spiderweb protocluster field.

three red monsters
Space

Three galactic ‘red monsters’ discovered in the early Universe

Amit Malewar

The formation of stars in the early Universe was far more efficient than previously thought.

Nebula Milkyway and galaxies in space
Space

The oldest galaxies are large and bright, supporting alternative gravity theory

Amit Malewar

New research challenges dark matter theory in galaxy formation.

Fastest-feeding Black Hole in the Early Universe
Space

Fastest-feeding black hole: Consuming matter at over 40 times its theoretical limit

Amit Malewar

A low-mass supermassive black hole.

arge nebula of many-coloured gas and dust
Space

Webb finds the first rich population of brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way

Amit Malewar

Webb finding!

Galaxy NGC 1549
Space

Webb observed ‘inside-out’ growth of a galaxy in the early Universe

Amit Malewar

Only 700 million years after the Big Bang.

steam world
Space

Webb finds the first exotic ‘steam world’

Amit Malewar

It is shrouded in water vapor.

Artist’s impression of a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star
Space

Webb reveals elusive details in young star systems

Amit Malewar

Winds of change.

Galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0
Space

Webb scientists discovered lensed supernova

Amit Malewar

Confirmed Hubble Tension.

Artist's illustration of the exoplanet WASP-107b
Space

A glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Amit Malewar

The exoplanet WASP-107b is tidally locked to its star.

'Pablo's galaxy'
Space

A black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death

Amit Malewar

However, this galaxy is essentially ‘dead’.

Digel Cloud 2S
Space

JWST examined the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy

Amit Malewar

Within the Milky Way’s outskirts is a firecracker show of star formation.

This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like based on indirect transit observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as well as other space- and ground-based telescopes.
Space

NASA’s Webb detects ‘morning’ and ‘evening’ on an exoplanet

Amit Malewar

Near-infrared spectral analysis of the terminator confirms differences in morning and evening atmosphere.

Galaxy cluster SPT-CL J0615−5746 (cropped)
Space

Webb captures gravitationally bound star clusters

Editorial Team

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to discover gravitationally bound star clusters when the Universe was 460...

Crab Nebula (MIRI and NIRCam image)
Space

New data revise our view of this unusual supernova explosion

Editorial Team

The Crab Nebula is a nearby example of the debris left behind when a star undergoes a violent death in a supernova explosion. However,...

JADES Transient Survey (NIRCam Image)
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Shed Light on Early Universe Supernovae

Amit Malewar

NASA’s Webb Opens New Window on Supernova Science

young star surrounded by a disk of gas and dust
Space

Webb finds an abundance of carbon molecules surrounding a star

Amit Malewar

The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk.

WASP-107 b
Space

Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior

Amit Malewar

A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet.

Warm Gas-Giant Exoplanet WASP-107 b (Artist’s Concept)
Space

Exploring the mysterious case of the Inflated Exoplanet

Amit Malewar

Webb cracks case of inflated exoplanet

ZS7 environmen
Space

Most distant black hole merger to date observed

Amit Malewar

The first time that this phenomenon has been detected so early in the Universe.

Super-Earth exoplanet 55 Cancri e (artist’s concept)
Space

Webb Space Telescope detects atmosphere on Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

Editorial Team

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope find evidence of atmospheric gases surrounding a rocky exoplanet.

Horsehead Nebula (Euclid, Hubble and Webb Images)
Space

Webb captures the sharpest infrared images of the top of iconic horsehead nebula

Amit Malewar

The sharpest infrared images to date of Horsehead Nebula.

Horsehead Nebula (NIRCam image)
Space

Webb captures stunning infrared images of the Horsehead Nebula

Amit Malewar

The sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies.

M82 (NIRCam image - longer wavelengths)
Space

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Probes Starburst Galaxy Messier 82

Editorial Team

Amid a galaxy teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure.

Recent Stories

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Health

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Space

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing