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James Webb Space Telescope produces most detailed signature of the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System
The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...
Scientists detect signature of life on a distant planet, study suggests
Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...
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Scientist find strong evidence of alien life on faraway planet
Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating ... previously detected methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
This image provided by the European Space Agency on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, captured by NASA's Webb telescope, shows the asteroid 2024 YR4. (European Space Agency via AP) 33,400 people played ...
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Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life on distant planet K2-18b: "This could be the tipping point"
Madhusudhan told BBC News that he hopes to obtain the clinching evidence ... In 2023, the Webb telescope detected methane and carbon dioxide in K2-18b's atmosphere, the first time such carbon ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures stunning “cosmic tornado”
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a breathtaking image of ... Courtesy of NASA This “cosmic tornado” was first observed in 2006 with NASA’s now-retired Spitzer ...
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Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
William Balmer, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of the study, spoke to Space.com about how the images were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, and why these ...
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Webb telescope captures weird auroras on Neptune for the first time
But Webb's observations ... In 2022, the telescope captured Neptune's ghostly rings and revealed a band of clouds around a known vortex at the planet's south pole for the first time.
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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s hit list. Discovered late last year ...
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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...