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Tag: James Webb Space Telescope

A Cosmic Accident Just Exposed the Hidden Chemistry of Giant Planets

A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a rare silicon-based molecule long...

Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge...

Mysterious “Universe Breaker” Red Dots Could Be Black Holes in Disguise

Astronomers at Penn State have nicknamed the objects “universe breakers,” which may be unusual <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_81b6397be73e1f9525402f9873cc59f2" data-gt-translate-attributes=" Click...

Webb Telescope Spots a “Blob” Near a Star, but Is It a Planet?

JWST placed new limits on planets around Epsilon Eridani and demonstrated an improved technique for spotting faint signals. In science,...

Uranus Has a Tiny New Moon and It’s Only Six Miles Wide

The <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>James Webb Space Telescope</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The James Webb Space Telescope is NASA’s most powerful space...