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How Thomas Zurbuchen made the James Webb telescope a success
NASA’s director of science saved the space telescope from being destroyed. However, he is particularly proud of having made NASA more diverse, says Zurbuchen in an interview. Alisha Föry, Christian…
James Webb is the archaeologist of the galaxies: he unearthed the most distant ever seen
It’s now official: the James Webb telescope has found the most distant galaxy we’ve ever seen. NASA’s space observatory is a true archaeologist of the galaxies. James Webb’s mission had…
James Webb reveals the spectacular beauty of an extremely young proto-star
A fledgling protostar, detected in 2012, reveals its details thanks to a spectacular shot by James Webb. On the surface, it looks like a kind of cosmic hourglass. Instead of…
James Webb: This New Image Of The Pillars Of Creation Is Beautiful, Here’s What It Reveals
Thibaut Popelier Gaming Specialist October 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. 24 © NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Joseph DePasquale (STScI) / Alyssa Pagan (STScI) This dear James…
James Webb reveals a galaxy node from the early universe, but what is it?
Thibaut Popelier Gaming Specialist October 21, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. 2 ©NASA/ESA/CSA The James Webb Telescope spoils us once again this week. After a beautiful shot of the pillars of…
The James Webb Telescope sends us an incredible postcard from the Pillars of Creation
Thibaut Popelier Gaming Specialist October 20, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. 3 © NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI What can we say except that the James Webb telescope has kept all its…
Why does James Webb see distant galaxies better than planets?
The difference in quality between certain images obtained by James Webb may be surprising. Why does the telescope see nearby planets so blurry (like Mars) and distant galaxies so sharp?…
James Webb Telescope: continue your tour of the Solar System with Neptune
Thibaut Popelier Gaming Specialist September 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. 4 © NASA / ESA / CSA and STScI It is an unknown planet of our Solar System which was…
James Webb took his first images of Mars, but why are they so “ugly”?
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first-ever shots of Mars. Compared to previous images of nebulae and galaxies, these visuals are almost disappointing. Why does their quality contrast…
Through James Webb, the Tarantula shines with thousands of young stars never seen before
Thibaut Popelier Gaming Specialist September 12, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. 4 © NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI The James Webb telescope has definitely not finished surprising us. Thanks to its…
We can’t stop it! The James Webb Telescope successfully photographed its first exoplanet
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist September 02, 2022 at 6:45 p.m. 4 It is indeed the exoplanet that we see on the “colored” points at the bottom, the star being hidden…
Malware hides in James Webb Telescope images
Taking advantage of Internet users’ interest in space and the images captured by the James Webb telescope, hackers launched a phishing campaign based on the integration of malware into a…