For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.
"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access the inner planets. Now the results are in, and we can do interesting ...
The chemicals are particularly intriguing as a potential sign of life because they can be detected in infrared ... them in as few as 13 hours with James Webb. That is similar or lower, by a ...
A stunning corner of the cosmos was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope, and astronomers think the find will unveil more about the mysteries of both star and planet formation.
Astronomers from MIT have identified the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The ...