Webb Science Releases

NASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system,…

NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World 

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet…

NASA’s Webb Identifies Earliest Supernova to Date, Shows Host Galaxy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a supernova that exploded when the universe was only 730 million years old…

Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells ‘Spiraling’ Apep, Limits Long Orbit

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of…

NASA’s Webb Telescope Studies Moon-Forming Disk Around Massive Planet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential…

NASA’s Webb Explores Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a colorful array of massive stars and glowing cosmic dust in the Sagittarius…

NASA’s Webb Observes Immense Stellar Jet on Outskirts of Our Milky Way

A blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space…

NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e

Scientists are in the midst of observing the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Careful analysis of…

Glittering Glimpse of Star Birth From NASA’s Webb Telescope

This is a sparkling scene of star birth captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. What appears to be a…