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Mid-infrared!

Webb sees in near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths — invisible light that we feel as heat. This allows the telescope to peer back in time at the early universe, look through dust clouds to see stars being born, and more: spaceplace.nasa.gov/james-webb…
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What Is the James Webb Space Telescope? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most powerful space telescope ever built.
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The light of Earendel, our most beloved star ⭐

Discovered by @NASAHubble, Earendel is the farthest star ever detected. Webb’s fresh look reveals it to be a massive B-type star more than twice as hot and about a million times more luminous than our Sun: go.nasa.gov/3Os44aC
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Webb Reveals Colors of Earendel, Most Distant Star Ever Detected

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has followed up on observations by the Hubble Space Telescope of the farthest star ever detected in the very distant universe, within the first billion years after the big bang.
Isabelle Yan (NASA)
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Earendel is only detectable thanks to a galaxy cluster between the star and us. The cluster’s gravity bends light, magnifying what's behind it—in the case of Earendel, by a factor of at least 4000! Based on its colors, astronomers think Earendel may have a cooler companion star.
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Another background galaxy magnified by El Gordo is the bright arc in Box B: El Anzuelo, or The Fishhook. Light from this galaxy took 10.6 billion years to reach Earth! Webb peered through its thick curtain of dust to observe star formation and the assembly of galaxies up close.
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Take a closer look at one of the magnified background galaxies. The long thin line in Box A is known as La Flaca, or the Thin One. Webb used its infrared sensitivity to spot a red giant star within, the first star of this type observed beyond 1 billion light-years from Earth.
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Youths!

Webb observed galaxy cluster El Gordo, a cosmic teen that existed 6.2 billion years after the big bang. The most massive cluster of its era, it’s a perfect gravitational magnifying glass, bending & distorting light from distant objects behind it: go.nasa.gov/3YkoBCp
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Webb Spotlights Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster

A new image of the galaxy cluster known as “El Gordo” is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science.
Isabelle Yan (NASA)
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Another background galaxy magnified by El Gordo is the bright arc in Box B: El Anzuelo, or The Fishhook. Light from this galaxy took 10.6 billion years to reach Earth! Webb peered through its thick curtain of dust to observe star formation and the assembly of galaxies up close.
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Take a closer look at one of the magnified background galaxies. The long thin line in Box A is known as La Flaca, or the Thin One. Webb used its infrared sensitivity to spot a red giant star within, the first star of this type observed beyond 1 billion light-years from Earth.
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Youths!

Webb observed galaxy cluster El Gordo, a cosmic teen that existed 6.2 million years after the big bang. The most massive cluster of its era, it’s a perfect gravitational magnifying glass, bending & distorting light from distant objects behind it: go.nasa.gov/3DDfSBF
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Webb Spotlights Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster

A new image of the galaxy cluster known as “El Gordo” is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science.
Isabelle Yan (NASA)
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Does the vastness of space fill you with existential...thread? 🧵

This #WorldEmbroideryDay, check out some crafty creations inspired by imagery from the Webb telescope and other NASA missions: nasa.tumblr.com/post/724104529…
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NASA Inspires Your Crafty Creations for World Embroidery Day

It’s amazing what you can do with a little needle and thread! For #WorldEmbroideryDay, we asked what NASA imagery inspired you. You responded with a variety of embroidered creations, highlighting our...
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Going goblin mode.

Within the orange-white splotch at the center of this image are 2 chaotic baby stars. Over thousands of years, the pair repeatedly gobbled up, then spat out the gas and dust around them — producing those fiery orange lobes: go.nasa.gov/3OFJFjP
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Webb Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the “antics” of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light.
Isabelle Yan (NASA)
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Webb detected water in the inner disk of PDS 70, within 100 million miles of the star. Though we’ve seen water in similar disks, Webb’s discovery is the first detection of water in the “rocky planet zone” of a system known to have 2 or more developing planets.
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On our world, water is life. But how did it get here? Are there similar environments around other stars?

Webb has us one step closer to answers. In a still-developing “solar system,” Webb detected water in the zone where rocky planets like Earth may form: go.nasa.gov/3O5LR2j
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Webb Detects Water Vapor in Rocky Planet-Forming Zone

New measurements by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) have detected water vapor in the system’s inner disk, at distances of less than 100 million miles (160 million kilometers) from the star – the region where rocky, …
Jamie Adkins (NASA)
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Cosmic Webb, meet cosmic web 🤝

Galaxies gather in clusters and threads stretching across the universe, punctuated by vast voids. Now Webb has discovered an early strand of this cosmic web — 10 galaxies that existed 830 million years after the big bang: go.nasa.gov/433qCnk
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NASA’s Webb Identifies the Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a thread-like arrangement of 10 galaxies that existed just 830 million years after the big bang.
Jessica Evans (NASA)
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Webb — constantly raising the (Orion) Bar for us all.

While observing the Orion Bar, Webb made the first detection ever of a crucial carbon molecule in space. This molecule was found inside a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star system: go.nasa.gov/3NLiJyy
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Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule

This molecule, never before seen in space, is believed to be a cornerstone of interstellar organic chemistry.
Madison Olson (NASA)
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Here’s a closer look (bottom right) at the star system where methyl cation was found. Its planet-forming disk was bombarded with UV radiation from nearby young stars, radiation typically expected to destroy complex carbon molecules.
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Listen to the galaxies of Stephan’s Quintet sing! 🎶

This image, which combines infrared data from the Webb & Spitzer telescopes with X-ray data from @chandraxray, has been "translated" to sound to provide another way of experiencing the cosmos. More: chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/soni…

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Sonification Collection

Cosmic Harmonies: Sonifications From NASA Telescopes
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TRAPPIST-1 b lacked atmosphere. TRAPPIST-1 c? Much the same. Though thought to be similar to Venus (both in size and amounts of radiation from its star), Webb found it lacks Venus’s thick CO2-rich atmosphere. If there is one, it’s very thin. go.nasa.gov/3NBm7vJ
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Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet

Infrared measurements of TRAPPIST-1 c indicate that it is probably not as Venus-like as once imagined.
Madison Olson (NASA)
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TRAPPIST-1 b lacked atmosphere. TRAPPIST-1 c? Much the same. Though thought to be similar to Venus (both in size and amounts of radiation from its star), Webb found it lacks Venus’s thick CO2-rich atmosphere. If there is one, it’s very thin. go.nasa.gov/3NBm7vJ
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Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet

Infrared measurements of TRAPPIST-1 c indicate that it is probably not as Venus-like as once imagined.
Madison Olson (NASA)
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Right back at you, @NASAHubble! Teamwork makes the dream work 🥰
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Cosmic smoke & telescope mirrors?

Webb found complex organic molecules similar to smoke or smog in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years from Earth. This sets a new record for the most distant detection of these big, complicated molecules: bit.ly/43M4YEG
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Webb Telescope Detects Universe’s Most Distant Organic Molecules - Texas A&M Today

Texas A&M astronomer Justin Spilker and collaborators have found complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away from Earth.
Caitlin Clark (Texas A&M Today)
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Webb’s looked at galaxies from both sides now…

From dust structures in mid-infrared light to stars in near-infrared light, Webb’s dual vision is helping us to see star-forming regions — such as galaxy NGC 5068 — as never before: bit.ly/42jAp8f
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Webb peers behind bars

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Here's NGC 5068 as seen by just Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This image spotlights dust and gas containing newly formed star clusters. Look closely to find asteroid trails (shown as tiny blue-green-red dots)—easier to see here, as stars aren't as bright in mid-infrared.
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hot exoplanet summer! 🔥

Webb analyzed the atmosphere of an ultrahot gas giant and mapped its temperatures. Despite scorching heat (nearly 5000 F or 2700 C), WASP-18 b has small amounts of atmospheric water — precisely measured due to Webb's sensitivity: go.nasa.gov/3C0UuWq
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Discovery Alert: Webb Maps and Finds Traces of Water in an Ultra-hot Gas Giant's Atmosphere

Scientists used the Webb Telescope identified water vapor in the atmosphere of WASP-18 b, and made a temperature map of the planet as it slipped behind, and reappeared from, its star.
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Daily hydration reminder 💧

Webb spotted a massive water emission from Saturn's moon Enceladus, spanning over 6000 miles and gushing out at 79 gallons per second. (Webb's data shows Enceladus as a white pixel. Compare its size to the water jet below!) go.nasa.gov/42fQbkK
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Webb Maps Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

A water vapor plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus spanning more than 6,000 miles – nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina – has been detected by researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Jamie Adkins (NASA)
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Don't forget to water your planets 🪐

Webb provides new insight into how Enceladus' plumes act as a sprinkler system. The moon leaves a “donut” (torus) of water around Saturn as it orbits. About 30% of the water stays in that “donut." The rest is supplied to Saturn & its rings!
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If you enjoyed our #UnfoldTheUniverse and #JWSTArt challenges, check out #MissiontoPsyche! Learn more about their internship opportunities for undergrad students interested in combining the arts with science and engineering at the link below. Application deadline: June 23rd.
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Com-et me, bro. ☄️

Webb confirmed the 1st detection of water vapor around a rare type of comet in the main asteroid belt. This suggests that ice from the early solar system can be preserved there—a breakthrough for studying the origins of water on Earth: go.nasa.gov/3BucEzm
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NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet

Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be p…
Jessica Evans (NASA)
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Com-et me, bro. ☄️

Webb confirmed the 1st detection of water vapor around a rare type of comet in the main asteroid belt. This suggests that ice from the early solar system can be preserved there—a breakthrough for studying the origins of water on Earth: go.nasa.gov/3BucEzm
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NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet

Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be p…
Jessica Evans (NASA)
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“Mother of Hubble,” friend of Webb. 💐

We’re honored that Dr. Nancy Grace Roman visited the Webb Telescope at @NASAGoddard in 2017. Here she is shown with our Operations Project Scientist, Dr. Jane Rigby.
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Exoplanets, galaxies, black holes, oh my!

Curious to see what areas of astronomy Webb will cover in year 2? Find a comprehensive list of the approved science programs here: bit.ly/42xhVSG
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CYCLE 2 GO

Review approved JWST General Observer (GO) programs for Cycle 2
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Not just out of the park, but out of this world!

Our team participated at the @Royals’ “School Day at The K,” talking to thousands of local students from the Kansas City area about Webb science & engineering.
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True to its name, a mini-Neptune is kind of like Neptune, but fun-sized. These exoplanets have thick, hazy atmospheres that can be difficult to peer through. Now Webb has lifted the curtain with the closest look yet at mini-Neptune GJ 1214 b (illustrated): jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-webb-t…
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NASA’s Webb Takes Closest Look Yet at Mysterious Planet

A science team gains new insight into the atmosphere of a “mini-Neptune,” a class of planet common in the galaxy but about which little is known.
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True to its name, a mini-Neptune is kind of like Neptune, but fun-sized. These exoplanets have thick, hazy atmospheres that can be difficult to peer through. Now Webb has lifted the curtain with the closest look yet at mini-Neptune GJ 1214 b (illustrated): jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-webb-t…
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NASA’s Webb Takes Closest Look Yet at Mysterious Planet

A science team gains new insight into the atmosphere of a “mini-Neptune,” a class of planet common in the galaxy but about which little is known.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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