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An image depicting the Spiderweb protocluster with hundreds of galaxies against a black space background, featuring blue stars and various spiral and elliptical galaxies. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, H. DannerbauerÂ
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 4, 2024)
The Spiderweb protocluster showcases new galaxies uncovered by #NASAWebb's NIRCam, offering insights into galaxy growth in cosmic cities.
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Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; W.R.M. Rocha (LEI); Leah Hustak (STScI)
Graph titled 'Complex Organic Molecules Surrounding IRAS 2A Protostar' showing optical depth versus wavelength with labeled molecular names and formulas. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; W.R.M. Rocha (LEI); Leah Hustak (STScI)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
NASA's Webb reveals complex organic molecules like ethanol around the protostar IRAS 2A, shedding light on the transport of life's building blocks to new worlds.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
Webb’s image of NGC 3627 shows a face-on barred spiral galaxy with a bright blue central region and distinct spiral arms. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jan 29, 2024)
NGC 3627, a face-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, is located 36 million light-years from Earth and showcases stunning star formation.
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Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; W.R.M. Rocha (LEI); Leah Hustak (STScI)
Image of a molecular cloud region with a bright protostar and several dimmer stars, showcasing dense and wispy orange clouds. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; W.R.M. Rocha (LEI); Leah Hustak (STScI)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
An image showing a small area of Jupiter’s atmosphere around the Great Red Spot, with varying colors indicating different altitudes of hydrogen emissions. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jun 25, 2024)
NIRSpec observations of Jupiter's atmosphere around the Great Red Spot show surprising activity and intricate structures in infrared light.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI), S. Zieba (MPI-A), L. Kreidberg (MPI-A)
Graph showing the brightness of TRAPPIST-1 c's light with simulated emission spectra for different atmospheric conditions. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI), S. Zieba (MPI-A), L. Kreidberg (MPI-A)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jun 19, 2023)
TRAPPIST-1 c's emission spectra suggests a bare rocky surface or a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, challenging the idea of a thick Venus-like atmosphere.
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Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI; Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz); Ben Johnson (CfA); Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge); Marcia Rieke (University of Arizona); Daniel Eisenstein (CfA)
An image showing a field of galaxies with GN-z11 highlighted, featuring a bright central source indicative of an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI; Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz); Ben Johnson (CfA); Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge); Marcia Rieke (University of Arizona); Daniel Eisenstein (CfA)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 4, 2024)
Webb uncovers the distant galaxy GN-z11, showcasing a supermassive black hole and potential clues to the first generation of stars.
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Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
The Optical Telescope Simulator for the James Webb Space Telescope, resembling a golden spider, in a thermal-vacuum chamber. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (May 11, 2012)
The Optical Telescope Simulator for the James Webb Space Telescope, resembling a golden spider, undergoes testing in a thermal-vacuum chamber at NASA.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team
A close-up view of the barred spiral galaxy M83, highlighting bright regions of star formation and older stars. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Oct 31, 2023)
Delve into the vibrant details of barred spiral galaxy M83, showcasing regions of star formation and older stars in this NIRCam image from Webb.
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Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI
Mid-infrared image of interacting galaxies Arp 142, featuring the Egg and the Penguin, with distant galaxies in the background. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 12, 2024)
In a stunning mid-infrared view, Webb's MIRI showcases the interacting galaxies Arp 142, highlighting their distinct shapes and the surrounding cosmic landscape.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana
A wide field mosaic image of the NGC 1333 star-forming region, showing clouds of gas and dust in blue and orange, along with variously sized bright stars. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Aug 27, 2024)
Discover the star-forming cluster NGC 1333 in the Perseus molecular cloud, showcasing newly born stars and brown dwarfs, 960 light-years away. #NASAWebb #JamesWebb
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (UGent), J. DePasquale (STScI)
A colorful image of Cassiopeia A, showing orange and red curtains of material, bright pink filaments, and a green loop in a circular nebula structure. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (UGent), J. DePasquale (STScI)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Apr 7, 2023)
Explore the intricate details of Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant, captured by Webb's MIRI.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
A close-up view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2283, filled with colorful clouds of hot gas and dust, with bright star clusters along its spiral arms. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 28, 2025)
Explore NGC 2283, a barred spiral galaxy 45 million light-years away, revealing its vibrant stellar population and star-forming regions.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Hustak (STScI); K. Stevenson, J. Lustig-Yaeger, E. May (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory), G. Fu (Johns Hopkins University), S. Moran (University of Arizona)
Illustration of exoplanet LHS 475 b, a gray rocky planet illuminated by its parent star, emphasizing its Earth-like size. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Hustak (STScI); K. Stevenson, J. Lustig-Yaeger, E. May (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory), G. Fu (Johns Hopkins University), S. Moran (University of Arizona)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jan 11, 2023)
Webb confirms its first exoplanet, LHS 475 b, a small rocky planet just 41 light-years away, almost identical in size to Earth.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI); Thomas P. Greene (NASA Ames), Taylor Bell (BAERI), Elsa Ducrot (CEA), Pierre-Olivier Lagage (CEA)
Artist illustration of rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b orbiting its red dwarf star, showing a hot surface with no atmosphere. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI); Thomas P. Greene (NASA Ames), Taylor Bell (BAERI), Elsa Ducrot (CEA), Pierre-Olivier Lagage (CEA)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 27, 2023)
Webb's measurements reveal that rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b has a dayside temperature of 450°F, indicating no substantial atmosphere.
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