Webb

Webb is the James Webb Space Telescope, a space-based observatory designed to conduct infrared astronomy. It is used to capture detailed images of distant cosmic objects and study the formation of stars and planets.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for its recent discoveries of cosmic clouds, new objects in the solar system, and changing rings around a minor planet.

Latest on Webb

• Colossal cosmic cloud revealed in insane new image from the James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2026
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• James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble discover 27 puzzling new objects orbiting the sun far beyond Neptune
• James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing
• James Webb Space Telescope observes 72 stars and finds planet formation is a race against time
• James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew

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