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NASA Webb Telescope

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NASA Webb Telescope

@NASAWebb

The Official *NASA* Webb X account. The world's most powerful space telescope. Launched: Dec. 25, 2021. First images revealed: July 12, 2022.

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NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 13
Four years of Webb science! And what a time it has been! We've learned so much about our universe and ourselves. Here are some of our favorite images and most interesting science results!
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 15
Wake up, babe! There’s a new planet around Beta Pictoris! Webb spotted a new giant planet hiding in one of the most studied planetary systems in our galaxy. science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/…
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 15
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Why wasn’t this found sooner? Beta Pic’s debris disk is really bright and scatters light from the star, making it hard to tell planets from other structures. Webb effectively ignored the dust and was able to hone in on the signature of the planet.
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 15
The researchers plan to continue analyzing Webb's observations to better determine the planet's temperature, atmospheric composition, and orbit, providing an even more detailed view of one of astronomy's most iconic planetary systems.
NASA Webb Telescope reposted
Space Telescope Science Institute
@SpaceTelescope
Jul 7
EVENT: On July 21, STScI's Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin will explore #NASAWebb's record-breaking performance, scientific breakthroughs, and astonishing discoveries. We will also look ahead and ask the questions that will shape Webb’s future science.
NASA Webb Telescope
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Jul 13
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In 2025, we looked back in time! Abell S1063 was Webb's deepest look back on a single target as of 2025. Webb discovered a new moon around Uranus and examined the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e spectrum, a system with many rocket planets, including some in its habitable zone. We also
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 13
And to round out four years of history-making science, we're celebrating 2026 and what we've learned so far. From far away and very old "Little Red Dots" to new views of Saturn's sunlit surface, 2026 is shaping up to be another incredible year of science!
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Jul 13
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New views of familiar sights in 2024. Webb showed us a new map of Jupiter's Great Red Spot using the telescope's Integral Field Unit on the NIRSpec instrument. Webb also teamed up with Chandra X-Ray Observatory to show us a new view of the Crab Nebula, which was first documented
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 13
In 2025, we looked back in time! Abell S1063 was Webb's deepest look back on a single target as of 2025. Webb discovered a new moon around Uranus and examined the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e spectrum, a system with many rocket planets, including some in its habitable zone. We also
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 7
Galaxy cluster formation is a messy process! Webb captured the formation of this young galaxy cluster in progress. Its two-sub-clusters have slammed through each other and travelled over a million light-years apart, repeating this process until they finally merge.
NASA Webb Telescope
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Jul 7
Each sub-cluster is anchored on a bright, massive elliptical galaxy - the two brightest points in the center, with the largest glowing halos around them. Smaller white elliptical galaxies are bound to one of them by gravity, and will be incorporated into the final galaxy cluster.
NASA Webb Telescope
@NASAWebb
Jul 7
The gravity of this cluster is so strong that it can bend and focus light like a magnifying glass; the prominent orange, stretched-out arcs alongside each sub-cluster are images of distant background galaxies.
A cosmic construction project
From esawebb.org