News about James Webb Space 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

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

Chandra & @NASAWebb together again! The Crab Nebula is the result of a supernova explosion seen by people on Earth in the year 1054. Located about 6,500 light-years from Earth, the neutron star at its center is roughly 20 km in diameter and it rotates about 30 times per second! pic.twitter.com/NDf9VNjjkt