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James Webb Telescope Captures Cosmic 'Question Mark' in Deep Space

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Technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

NASA's Webb Telescope Has Discovered Its First Exoplanet

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This image shows Webb near-infrared data combined with optical data from Hubble. Lacy red filaments spiraling out of the center of the galaxy are overlaid over a black field speckled with stars. The center of the galaxy glows in a pale color. The red filaments contain pops of bright pink, and some blue stars are visible in the background. The red color is dust, lighter oranges in the dust mean that dust is hotter. The young stars sprinkled through the arms and around the core of the galaxy are blue. Heavier older stars nearer the center of the galaxy are cyan and green and contribute to its glow. The pink pops of color are star forming regions.

The 5 Most Out-of-This-World Space Accomplishments of 2022

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The Pillars of Creation as captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope look like arches and spires and are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust. This is a region where young stars are forming.

Hubble’s 1995 Image of a Star Nursery Was Amazing. Take a Look at NASA’s New Version

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured out-of-this-world photos of Neptune and its rings.

Tired of Saturn's Rings? Check Out NASA's Latest Image of the Bands Around Neptune

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A wide field view showcases Jupiter in the upper right quadrant. The planet’s swirling horizontal stripes are rendered in blues, browns, and cream. Electric blue auroras glow above Jupiter’s north and south poles. A white glow emanates out from the auroras. Along the planet’s equator, rings glow in a faint white. These rings are one million times fainter than the planet itself! At the far left edge of the rings, a moon appears as a tiny white dot. Slightly further to the left, another moon glows with tiny white diffraction spikes. The rest of the image is the blackness of space, with faintly glowing white galaxies in the distance.

James Webb Space Telescope Shows Jupiter's Auroras, Tiny Moons

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Hubble Successor, The Largest Space Telescope, Is Closer to Launch

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NASA to Launch a New Search for Earth-like Exoplanets

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Studying Exoplanets: What A Thousand Points of Light Might Reveal About Earth

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