As new images of Jupiter and a galactic survey spring forth from NASA’s new observatory, our cosmic affairs correspondent confesses he didn’t anticipate their power.
Tag: Stars and Galaxies
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The Juicy Secrets of Stars That Eat Their Planets
As scientists study thousands of planets around the galaxy, they are learning more about worlds that get swallowed up by their stars.
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Astronomers May Have Found the Galaxy’s Youngest Planet
The Webb telescope soon will help measure the world, which may offer insights into how our own formed.
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The Cartwheel Galaxy Is the Webb Telescope’s Latest Cosmic Snapshot
Scientists gained new insights into the distant object, which got its distinctive shape from a collision with another galaxy.
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How Pictures From NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Were Selected
In June, specialists gathered in Baltimore to select images from the James Webb Space Telescope to share with the public. Keeping the results to themselves hasn’t been easy.