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James Webb Space Telescope

Observations Observational Techniques Observational Astronomy Discoveries Infrared Observations NIRISS Instrument MIRI Instrument NIRCam Observations Observational Data NIRSpec Instrument Spectroscopy Atmospheric Studies NIRCam and MIRI Instruments Observations of Exoplanets Star Formation NIRCam JWST Discoveries Observational Studies Observations of Asteroids Hubble Space Telescope NIRSpec Observations Observational Discoveries Data Analysis NIRCam and MIRI Arp 142 Auroras Exoplanet Exploration Near-Infrared Camera NIRCam Spectroscopy Galaxy Observations Distance Measurement Circinus Galaxy Thermal Radiation Measurements Mission Helium Detection Galaxy Imaging Black Holes Exoplanet Research Cat's Paw Nebula Habitability Research Hubble Constant Operational Characteristics Transmission Spectroscopy Near-Infrared Camera NIRCam Observational Astrobiology COSMOS-Web Survey Chemical Detection NIRSpec Asteroid Monitoring Planets Biomarkers Uranus Cost Astronomical Discoveries Observations of GJ 504 b Observations of Celestial Objects Image Capture Galaxies Universe Study Auroras on Neptune Research Findings Image Quality Observations of Early Universe Astrophysics Research Cosmic Discoveries Observation of M82 JADES Project Mid-Infrared Instrument Launch Anniversary Observations of SIMP-0136 Instruments Stellar Evolution Observations of Arp 142 Observations of Comets JWST Deep Extragalactic Survey NGC 1333 Nebula Imaging of Eagle Nebula Observations of Nebulae Images Operations Infrared Detection Future Studies Data Capture Miri Instrument Scientific Discoveries

JWST Pixel Analysis Reveals Four Close Little Red Dot Pairs Pointing to Early Black‑Hole Clustering

Targeted spectroscopy, X‑ray and radio observations will test whether the pairs are merging accreting black holes.

Webb’s Infrared Images Reveal Hidden Dust and Gas Inside the Lion Nebula

Webb Reveals Dust-Shrouded Heart of Centaurus A

JWST Detects Salt Clouds on the 'Pink Planet' GJ504b

Webb Resolves Dawn and Dusk on Hot Jupiters

JWST Maps Dawn–Dusk Contrast on Ultra‑Hot Jupiter WASP‑121 b

JWST Resolves Morning Clouds and Clear Evenings on Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b

James Webb Maps the Universe’s Cosmic Web in Record Detail

Webb Maps the Surface of a Nearby Super-Earth, Revealing a Dark Basaltic World

JWST Reveals Dark, Airless Surface on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 3844 b

JWST Spots Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Jupiter-Like World

JWST Spots Record-Low Metallicity in ‘Forbidden’ Giant Planet’s Atmosphere

Webb Unveils Layered 'Exposed Cranium' Nebula With Jet-Carved Divide

JWST Charts Uranus’s Upper Atmosphere in 3D, Exposing Auroral Bands and a Cooling Trend

JWST Detects First Extragalactic Methyl Radical in Carbon‑Rich, Dust‑Buried Galaxy

Webb Delivers Sharpest Contiguous Map of Dark Matter’s Cosmic Web

JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Are Young Black Holes Shrouded in Gas, Nature Study Finds

Webb’s Interferometric Image Reveals Dusty Torus Feeding Circinus Galaxy’s Black Hole

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Data Point to Thick Atmosphere on Ultra‑Hot Super‑Earth TOI‑561 b