The First Year of JWST Science Conference kicked off today at STScI. Hear from scientists from around the world as they share how #NASAWebb is changing our understanding of the early universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPeLRl5rT0 #JWSTYearOne

Scientists using #NASAWebb have found an abundance of methane and carbon dioxide in the exoplanet K2-18 b’s atmosphere. With a shortage of ammonia, these results are consistent with the presence of an ocean underneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere: https://webbtelescope.pub/3r1yWHa #JWST #astronomy

These red and white swirls belong to a galaxy you’ve likely seen several times—but never like this.

#NASAWebb peeked at the Whirlpool Galaxy and sent back this complex image of filaments of dust grains and molecules circling a bright core: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2308c/

Black holes exist all across the universe! How massive are they? And when did they exist?
Astronomers have used telescopes for decades to gather data about black holes both near and far. Look to the purple region in the graph to see where most of those detections are.

If you love black holes, #NASAWebb is the telescope to follow!
More: https://webbtelescope.pub/3QhJ0pQ

The one ring that rules them all has been observed by #NASAWebb!

The remains of a dying Sun-like star, the Ring Nebula has given astronomers valuable insights into the formation and evolution of planetary nebulas: https://webbtelescope.pub/3KLruXq

#astronomy #JWST #RingNebula

Did you miss this week’s public lecture? Watch the presentation of science highlights from #NASAWebb’s first year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ysCw9mXcM

Spotting, and confirming, the distance of the star is just the beginning, though. That’s where #NASAWebb comes in. Webb’s initial observations of Earendel have revealed insights into the star’s type, and even the galaxy surrounding the star. (2/3)

#NASAWebb has revealed more insights into the farthest star ever detected—Earendel, which existed within the first billion years after the universe’s birth in the big bang: https://webbtelescope.pub/3qgEPQq
#JWST #star #astronomy

Tune in TODAY as Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin presents the science highlights of the first year of #NASAWebb—at 7:30 p.m. ET: https://youtube.com/live/AGa_18e3tf8?feature=share
#JWST #astronomy #space #Webb

Images, graphics, and videos galore! Find everything you need to surround yourself with all things #NASAWebb in our resource gallery: https://webbtelescope.org/resource-gallery

Credit: NASA, ESA, Ann Feild (STScI). #JWST #space #astronomy

#NASAWebb’s new infrared image of the galaxy cluster El Gordo reveals hundreds of galaxies, some never before seen at this level of detail. It acts as a gravitational lens, distorting and magnifying the light from more distant galaxies: https://webbtelescope.pub/3KiWX30
#JWST #astronomy #ElGordo

#NASAWebb has captured a highly detailed portrait of two actively forming stars. Known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, they periodically ingest the gas and dust immediately surrounding them and periodically launch two-sided jets. Explore this scene: https://webbtelescope.pub/43yvv88
#JWST #astronomy

Scientists using #NASAWebb have found water vapor in the inner disk of the star PDS 70. The finding shows that a water reservoir is available for terrestrial planets that might be coalescing there: webbtelescope.pub/43u2mep

NPR's On Point podcast talks about how the James Webb Space Telescope has spent the past year peering deep into the cosmos and back in time. #NASAWebb #JWST
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510053/on-point#:~:text=JULY%2019%2C%202023-,A%20year%20of%20discovery%20from%20the%20James%20Webb%20Space%20Telescope,-A%20million%20miles

With unique behind-the-scenes access to the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, Netflix followed a team of engineers and scientists as they took the next giant leap in the quest to understand the universe. Premieres Monday, July 24. #NASAWebb #JWST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1G0cYnZBHo&t=3s

#Baltimore: Stop by the Enoch Pratt Free Central Library on Friday, July 14, (from 1-4 p.m.) to celebrate the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope!

The event is open to the public. For more information: https://bit.ly/44Hoy5B

Credit: L. Hustak (STScI). #NASAWebb

Travel to the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The journey begins with a ground-based image, then transitions into views from the Digitized Sky Survey Spitzer Space Telescope before arriving at #NASAWebb’s image of the star-forming region. Discover more: https://webbtelescope.pub/3rpPLeZ
#space #astronomy #JWST

Bild der Woche: Eine Sternenwiege zum Teleskop-Jubiläum. James-Webb-Weltraumteleskop liefert seit einem Jahr beeindruckende Aufnahmen. #JWST #WebbTeleskop #Astronomie #NASAWebb
https://www.scinexx.de/fotos/eine-sternenwiege-zum-teleskop-jubilaeum/

This visualization of 5,000 galaxies ends on Maisie’s Galaxy, which formed 13.4 billion years ago. Our ability to resolve this galaxy is another of many demonstrations of #NASAWebb’s capabilities over the last year: https://webbtelescope.pub/46SNxoC

#UnfoldTheUniverse #JWST

The *original* ringed planet reigns supreme with #NASAWebb.

#Saturn appears dark in this image because methane gas absorbs almost all the sunlight falling on the atmosphere at this infrared wavelength. But its iconic rings are brilliantly bright: https://webbtelescope.pub/44nXE2p