Webb Science Blogs

Webb Unravels Small Cosmic Details With Interferometry Observing Mode

One of the most recognizable features of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is its large, segmented, gold-coated mirror, which delivers…

NASA’s Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a recent revisit…

How NASA’s Webb Helped Rule Out Asteroid’s Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact

Editor’s Note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been through the peer-review process.…

New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope

Editor’s Note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been through the peer-review process.…

NASA’s Webb Finds Possible ‘Direct Collapse’ Black Hole

Editor’s Note: This post highlights a combination of peer-reviewed results and data from Webb science in progress, which has not…

How NASA’s Webb Telescope Supports Our Search for Life Beyond Earth

This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data. K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6…

NASA’s Webb Finds Asteroid 2024 YR4 Is Building-Sized

Editor’s Note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been through the peer-review process. These…

NASA’s Webb Reveals the Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies ranging in size from Pluto and Eris (dwarf planets with diameters of about 1,500…

Webb Researchers Discover Lensed Supernova, Confirm Hubble Tension

Editor’s Note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been through the peer-review process. Measuring…