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The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...
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Webb telescope's new photo isn't just rare. It's psychedelic.
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles ... That's over two-and-a-half times larger than the ...
James Webb Space Telescope gets glimpse of infamous asteroid 2024 YR4: See photos
An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway.
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The Insane Engineering of James Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most powerful ... using a gold-plated beryllium mirror, an advanced sunshield, and an ultra-sensitive infrared detection system to study distant ...
From concept to cosmos: Webb engineers on the telescope that changed everything
Interview The team behind the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just scored the Simon Ramo Medal, given by the Institute of ...
Webb Telescope solves the mystery of the 'Cosmic Tornado'
Herbig-Haro 49/50, aka the 'Cosmic Tornado', as seen by Spitzer in January 2006. The source of the 'tornado', a Class 1 ...
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Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of specialized instruments, allows it to detect very faint emissions coming from ...