James Webb Space Telescope: Quick Facts

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Nov. 12, 2026

News •

Astronomers discover hidden alien planet in James Webb images • Nov. 10, 2026, 6:57 PM ET (Science Daily)

Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight • Nov. 6, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (Space)

Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets • Nov. 5, 2026, 2:59 PM ET (Ars Technica)

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Carries Methane with Record-Breaking Heavy Hydrogen • Nov. 4, 2026, 4:27 PM ET (Sci.News)

Hubble and Webb Telescopes Zoom in on Cat’s Head Nebula • Nov. 4, 2026, 10:22 AM ET (Sci.News)

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James Webb Space Telescope

first image from James Webb Space Telescope: galaxy cluster SMACS 0723

Southern Ring Nebula

Stephan's Quintet

Visualization of swirling blue and gold gas clouds in space, illustrating how the Webb Telescope can see inside dense regions to study planetary formation.

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Topics

Integral Mars Orbiter Mission Dragon Kepler THEMIS Aryabhata Chandra X-ray Observatory Spitzer Space Telescope Vanguard Telstar

The orbits of the planets and other elements of the solar system, including asteroids, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, comet

Space Odyssey