News about Webb Telescope

Webb, you outdid yourself. 🏆 @NASAWebb has found what appears to be the most distant known galaxy—beating its own previous record. This galaxy first formed less than 300 million years after the big bang. go.nasa.gov/3VkSVNg pic.twitter.com/r0rhcdmFcz

Step up your Zoom game with one of our virtual meeting backgrounds! 🧑‍💻 From this stunning quintet of galaxies to the final performance of a dying star, you can browse them here: ow.ly/kEaq50S3NR9 #WebbSeesFarther 📷 @NASA , @ESA , @csa_asc , STScI. pic.twitter.com/lTxYjTYxMC

The world’s most powerful space telescope has done it again. Webb has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy — shattering its own previous record. This galaxy existed only 290 million years after the big bang: blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2024/05/30/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-finds-most-distant-known-galaxy/ pic.twitter.com/pbshZ2H0GC

Light the way ✨ Webb shows this galaxy in an intense period of star formation called a starburst. Starbursts are usually concentrated at a galaxy’s core, but NGC 4449’s activity is more widespread, likely due to interactions with its galactic neighbors: esawebb.org/images/potm2405a/ pic.twitter.com/MslG4qsNhk