Webb captured the object in infrared — light wavelengths that are invisible to human eyes but can pierce through thick dust.

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first vertical view of Uranus's upper atmosphere, delivering an unprecedented look at the planet's ionosphere and auroral structures. The new ...

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New telescope instruments are pushing galaxy observation far beyond what was possible a decade ago. Advances in space telescope technology now allow astronomers to study billions of galaxies across ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple ...