James Webb Space Telescope

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A community showcasing and discussing the discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope.

News articles, papers, journals, periodicals and of course images are welcome, as long as they're related to the JWST. We'd also love to see your JWST inspired art work!

Please follow the link to the JWST NASA website for info: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/facts.html


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Have fun! The James Webb Space Telescope is an amazing feat of engineering, and we're all here to learn and explore. So let's keep the conversation positive and productive.

Here is the revised list of community rules:

Community Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.

  2. Share knowledge in a helpful and informative way.

  3. Be mindful of your audience.

  4. Report any inappropriate content.

  5. Have fun!

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Webb took its first near-infrared look at Saturn on June 25. The planet appears extremely dark at this wavelength, as methane gas in its atmosphere absorbs sunlight, but its rings stay bright!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/53013132440/in/album-72177720305127361/

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The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust, and ever changing. This is a region where young stars are forming – or have barely burst from their dusty cocoons as they continue to form. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI).

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-takes-star-filled-portrait-of-pillars-of-creation

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Highlights of the launch campaign for the James Webb Space Telescope

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Webb was launched on an ArianeSpace Ariane 5 Launch Vehicle on December 25, 2021. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

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Webb Peers Behind the Bars of NGC 5068 (NIRCam Version)

Located around 17 million light-years from Earth

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/52945749968/

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Webb is a powerful time machine with infrared vision that is peering back over 13.5 billion years to see the first stars and galaxies forming out of the darkness of the early universe.

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[Image] Orion Bar (lemmy.world)
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This image taken by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows a part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/53003114489/