NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e
Scientists are in the midst of observing the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Careful…
Webb Narrows Atmospheric Possibilities for Earth-sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d
The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is…
NASA’s Webb Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula
Since their discovery in the late 1700s, astronomers have learned that planetary nebulae, or the expanding shell of…
NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes Reveal Two Faces of a Star Cluster Duo
A riotous expanse of gas, dust, and stars stake out the dazzling territory of a duo of star…
Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System
Is frozen water scattered in systems around other stars? Astronomers have long expected it is, partially based on…
NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside…
NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is…