"The air of an alien world lifts hopes of detecting life" by @cosmiclog / @alanboyle - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭observations of chemistry which could be related to life come with caution not to jump to hasty conclusions. https://cosmiclog.com/2023/09/11/the-air-of-an-alien-world-lifts-hopes-of-detecting-life/ #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b" by @NASAWebb - 120 light years from Earth, #exoplanet #K218B needs more observation after #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 saw atmospheric chemistry possibly consistent with life https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/2023/webb-discovers-methane-carbon-dioxide-in-atmosphere-of-k2-18b #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova" by @NASAWebb - Infrared detail by #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 adds to 36 years of observations of supernova remnant SN1987A 168,000 light years away in Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-reveals-new-structures-within-iconic-supernova #NASA #JWST #astronomy

"Webb Spotlights Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster" by @NASAWebb - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 image shows galaxy cluster 7 billion light years away with gravitational lensing of galaxies even farther away and back in time. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-spotlights-gravitational-arcs-in-el-gordo-galaxy-cluster #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars" by @NASAWebb - Bright red diffraction spike in #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 image marks 2 young stars 1470 light years away throwing out jets of gas + dust. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-snaps-highly-detailed-infrared-image-of-actively-forming-stars #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"James Webb Space Telescope wraps 1st year peering across the universe. What has it discovered so far?" by @SPACEdotcom / @RebeccaSohn2 - Accomplishments of #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 in its first year of operations. https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-first-year-science #JWST #NASA #astronomy

One year ago: "Webb’s First Deep Field" by @NASAWebb - After #30DaysOfTerror to L2 orbit + 6 months of bringup & focusing, #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 first image was a "deep field", sharp distant galaxies in previously-dark empty sky https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/webb-s-first-deep-field #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Celebrates First Year of Science With Close-up on Birth of Sun-like Stars" by @NASAWebb - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 marks 1st anniversary of #science operations with detailed view of nearest star-forming region 390 light years away https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-celebrates-first-year-of-science-with-new-image #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Join Celebrations of Webb’s First Year of Science" by @NASAWebb - Events marking 1 year of #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 operations start online on Wed July 12 and continue through the Summer at local community gatherings https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2023/07/10/join-celebrations-of-webbs-first-year-of-science/ #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Detects Most Distant Active Supermassive Black Hole to Date" by @NASAWebb - Looking back to 570M years after Big Bang, #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 finds galactic black hole smaller and older than any previous. Record won't last long. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-detects-most-distant-active-supermassive-black-hole-to-date #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Locates Dust Reservoirs in Two Supernovae" by @NASAWebb - Mid-infrared sensors of #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 confirm theories about supernovae as a significant source of cosmic dust, building blocks of new stars & planets https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-locates-dust-reservoirs-in-two-supernovae #JWST #NASA #astronomy

Space telescopes at Lagrange Point L2... #NASA🇺🇸 #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 was launched by #ESA🇪🇺 #Ariane5🚀 in Dec 2021. And now ESA's #EuclidTelescope🔭 is set to launch from Florida by #SpaceX #Falcon9🚀. The cooperation goes both ways. #space #astronomy

"#Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet" by @NASAWebb - Infrared imagery sees heat. So this #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 image shows Saturn's clouds absorb heat (not bright) and the rings reflect it (bright). https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2023/06/30/saturns-rings-shine-in-webbs-observations-of-ringed-planet/ #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet" by @NASAWebb - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 scanned for an atmosphere on #exoplanet TRAPPIST-1c 40 light years away. Result: thin to no atmosphere. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-rules-out-thick-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-for-rocky-exoplanet #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Shows" by NASA Webb (mirror bot @nasawebb ) - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 looks back in detailed infrared to the early universe, adding new insights into galaxy and star formation after the Big Bang.💥 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/early-universe-crackled-with-bursts-of-star-formation-webb-shows #JWST #NASA #astronomy

#WebbSpaceTelescope detects #universe's most distant #complexorganicmolecules

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-webb-space-telescope-universe-distant.html

#NASA released #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 image of barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, 20 million light years away, with combined data from separate near- and mid-infrared sensors https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-webb-space-telescope-peers-behind-bars #JWST #astronomy

"Webb Maps Surprisingly Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus" by @NASAWebb - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 with its sharp-detail infrared spotted a plume of water vapor from Enceladus, enough to explain source of Saturn's E-ring. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-maps-surprisingly-large-plume-jetting-from-saturn-s-moon-enceladus #JWST #NASA #astronomy

"#NASA's Chandra & Webb Combine for Arresting Views" by NASA - combining data from 2 #space telescopes: #WebbSpaceTelescope (infrared) & Chandra X-Ray Observatory, translating infrared & X-Ray outside visible spectrum to colors we can see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/nasas-chandra-webb-combine-for-arresting-views.html #JWST #astronomy

"Webb Captures the Spectacular Galactic Merger Arp 220" by @NASAWebb - #WebbSpaceTelescope🔭 image: 250 million light years away, colliding galaxies are merging with tremendous activity seen in infrared as their cores spiral inward https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-captures-the-spectacular-galactic-merger-arp-220 #NASA #JWST #astronomy