James Webb
Webb Sees Asteroids Collide in Another Star System
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to make amazing discoveries. This time in the constellation of Pictor where, in…
Webb Finds the Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen (So Far)
There are some things that never cease to amaze me and the discovery of distant objects is one of them.…
Webb Explains a Puffy Planet
I love the concept of a ‘puffy’ planet! The exoplanets discovered that fall into this category are typically the same…
Black Holes Can Halt Star Formation in Massive Galaxies
It’s difficult to actually visualise a universe that is changing. Things tend to happen at snails pace albeit with the…
Finally! Webb Finds a Neutron Star from Supernova 1987A
I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star,…
Early Galaxies Looked Nothing Like What We See Today
Talk to anyone about galaxies and it often conjurs up images of spiral or elliptical galaxie. Thanks to a survey…
After DART Smashed Into Dimorphos, What Happened to the Larger Asteroid Didymos?
NASA's DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) slammed into asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, changing its orbital period. Ground and…
A Collection of New Images Reveal X-Rays Across the Universe
One of the miracles of modern astronomy is the ability to ‘see’ wavelengths of light that human eyes can’t. Last…
NASA's Report Details a Dark Time in American History but Finds no Direct Evidence That Webb Fired People for Their Sexual Orientation
NASA has released its James Webb History Report, which explains why they are not changing the name of their flagship…
Here are Four Ways JWST Could Detect Alien Life
There are many ways that the James Webb Space Telescope could search for life. Here are four promising ones.