Tag: JWST
JWST Spots Signs of Exomoon Birth in Alien Planet’s Disk
December 2, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJames Webb Space Telescope Spots Swirling Cradle for ExomoonsScientists found evidence of a distant...
Has JWST Finally Found an Exomoon?
Astronomers have yet to find irrefutable proof for any natural satellites of exoplanets—so-called exomoons—but as circumstantial evidence accumulates and the list of candidates...
NASA’s JWST Hunts Dark Matter in Stunning Image of Bullet Cluster
For astronomers studying dark matter, the Bullet Cluster is one of the greatest laboratories in the universe.It was discovered almost by accident, a...
JWST Sees Hints of an Atmosphere on a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
If we’ll ever find life outside our solar system, it will not be an instant discovery. Save for the slim possibility of an...
Cosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST Image
August 12, 20252 min readCosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST ImageThis telescope has revealed the whipped-up dust from the birth...
JWST Spots Possible Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri
Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars. But for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive observations that could...
JWST Spots Remains of Alien Planet That Fell into a Star
JWST Spots Remains of Alien Planet That Fell into a StarNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of...
JWST Spots Giant Spiral Galaxy Shockingly Early in Cosmic History
JWST Spots Giant Spiral Galaxy Shockingly Early in Cosmic HistoryNicknamed the “Big Wheel,” a giant, spiral-shaped disk galaxy was spotted in an unusually...
JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid
JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome AsteroidNew observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4...
JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
I remember once going to a restaurant and, being pretty hungry, ordering the biggest burger on their menu. I grossly overestimated my appetite;...
