FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - The Untold Story

How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’

After its first full calendar year of operation, astronomers are using the probe to look for life on thousands of newly discovered planets

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

The Webb Telescope Went On A Hunt For Baby Stars But Accidentally Discovered Something Weirder

Astronomers looked into a relatively dark patch of the Milky Way center looking for traces of newly forming stars but found something else entirely.

Inverse · Dec 11, 2023

James Webb telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.

LiveScience · Nov 20, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope could soon solve mysteries of the Milky Way's heart

To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.

Space · Nov 4, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope's tech breakthroughs are already impacting science. Here's how

The JWST demanded software improvements that will help future telescopes and spacecraft.

Space · Nov 2, 2023

New Webb Telescope Image Captures Newborn Stars in a Stellar Nursery

These bright baby stars are part of the nearby Small Magellanic Cloud that orbits the Milky Way.

Inverse · Oct 11, 2023

Saturn Is Entering Autumn — New Webb Telescope Images Reveal Its Foliage

Imagine seven years of Halloween and pumpkin spice.

Inverse · Sep 14, 2023

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organisms. But these are vague indications. So how likely is it that this exoplanet harbours alien life?

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

New Saturn images show a change of seasons

The new observations have also provided a last glimpse of Saturn’s north pole, before it begins to recede into the darkness of polar winter.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Future Telescopes With Liquid Mirrors Could Peer at Alien Worlds in Detail

A project called FLUTE is looking into self-healing space telescopes.

Inverse · Sep 7, 2023