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This planet also has an unusual atmosphere that scientists cannot yet explain. One of the ideas floating involves a planet interior that crystallized as it cooled, causing pure carbon crystals to float to the top, mix with helium, possibly creating sooty clouds.

This planet also has an unusual atmosphere that scientists cannot yet explain. One of the ideas floating involves a planet interior that crystallized as it cooled, causing pure carbon crystals to float to the top, mix with helium, possibly creating sooty clouds.

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Wolf-Rayet 140 contains two massive stars that follow a tight, elongated orbit. (In these images, they are within the central white dot.) As they swing past each other, their stellar winds collide, compressing and forming these rings of carbon-rich dust.

Wolf-Rayet 140 contains two massive stars that follow a tight, elongated orbit. (In these images, they are within the central white dot.) As they swing past each other, their stellar winds collide, compressing and forming these rings of carbon-rich dust.

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Supercharging discoveries ⚡ With Webb, astronomers can peer deeper into star-forming regions than ever before, revealing nuances of this age-old process.

Supercharging discoveries ⚡ With Webb, astronomers can peer deeper into star-forming regions than ever before, revealing nuances of this age-old process.

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You’ve never seen NASA Webb Telescope like this. 👀 Experience every close-call, technological feat, and scientific marvel of the Webb telescope's journey, through the eyes of the people who made it happen. Our new NASA+ documentary, Cosmic Dawn, is streaming now:

You’ve never seen NASA Webb Telescope like this. 👀 Experience every close-call, technological feat, and scientific marvel of the Webb telescope's journey, through the eyes of the people who made it happen. Our new NASA+ documentary, Cosmic Dawn, is streaming now:

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In July 2022, Webb revealed a breathtaking view of a region now nicknamed the Cosmic Cliffs. This glittering landscape is part of a small piece of the vast Carina Nebula Complex — where stars are born amid clouds of gas and dust.

In July 2022, Webb revealed a breathtaking view of a region now nicknamed the Cosmic Cliffs. This glittering landscape is part of a small piece of the vast Carina Nebula Complex — where stars are born amid clouds of gas and dust.

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Neptune is glowing—and it’s not what we expected. Webb just spotted auroras stretching across Neptune’s mid-latitudes—not the poles. Why? The planet’s bizarre magnetic field and a shockingly cold upper atmosphere may hold the answer.

Neptune is glowing—and it’s not what we expected. Webb just spotted auroras stretching across Neptune’s mid-latitudes—not the poles. Why? The planet’s bizarre magnetic field and a shockingly cold upper atmosphere may hold the answer.

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Webb captured an enormous display of auroras unlike anything seen on Earth. These infrared observations reveal unexpected activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere, challenging what scientists thought they knew about the planet’s magnetic field and particle interactions.

Webb captured an enormous display of auroras unlike anything seen on Earth. These infrared observations reveal unexpected activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere, challenging what scientists thought they knew about the planet’s magnetic field and particle interactions.

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Let’s work it out on the remix 🫶 When Hubble and NASA Webb Telescope get together, the internet always goes crazy. Float through multiwavelength views of the iconic Pillars of Creation in this new 3D visualization. More on how it was made:

Let’s work it out on the remix 🫶 When Hubble and NASA Webb Telescope get together, the internet always goes crazy. Float through multiwavelength views of the iconic Pillars of Creation in this new 3D visualization. More on how it was made:

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O Trappist-1, O Trappist-1, how lovely are thy planets! We know you are all eagerly awaiting Webb's look at this system of 7 Earth-sized worlds. The telescope has observed all the planets, and preliminary results (including atmospheric properties) will be out in the new year!

O Trappist-1, O Trappist-1, how lovely are thy planets! We know you are all eagerly awaiting Webb's look at this system of 7 Earth-sized worlds. The telescope has observed all the planets, and preliminary results (including atmospheric properties) will be out in the new year!

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What a year it has been for Webb! It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready to launch, and now Webb has hit the ground running in its mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Break out your box of tissues and relive the magic with us. Happy Birthday, Webb! 🎉

What a year it has been for Webb! It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready to launch, and now Webb has hit the ground running in its mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Break out your box of tissues and relive the magic with us. Happy Birthday, Webb! 🎉

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Webb can never look at the Sun. (That's why it has a sunshield!) But YOU can during tomorrow's total solar #eclipse — with the proper eye protection: Can't make it to a viewing location? Catch our live NASA broadcast:

Webb can never look at the Sun. (That's why it has a sunshield!) But YOU can during tomorrow's total solar #eclipse — with the proper eye protection: Can't make it to a viewing location? Catch our live NASA broadcast:

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'Twas the night before Webb's launch. Four years ago. We waited excitedly, To see what it would show. Now it's four years later, And Webb's science is stunning. Hear a story from John Mather, Who got the telescope up and running.

'Twas the night before Webb's launch. Four years ago. We waited excitedly, To see what it would show. Now it's four years later, And Webb's science is stunning. Hear a story from John Mather, Who got the telescope up and running.

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Hearing is believing. 👂 Sonification is a process that translates visual data into sound. Listen to Webb’s image of galaxy M74: Its large, medium and small features are represented by low, medium and high pitches, respectively, with the brightest stars heard as percussion.

Hearing is believing. 👂 Sonification is a process that translates visual data into sound. Listen to Webb’s image of galaxy M74: Its large, medium and small features are represented by low, medium and high pitches, respectively, with the brightest stars heard as percussion.

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How did we design the world’s most powerful space telescope? This #ThrowbackThursday, watch as our experts take you through Webb’s early concept designs, its design evolution, and how it was ultimately tested and prepared for launch:

How did we design the world’s most powerful space telescope? This #ThrowbackThursday, watch as our experts take you through Webb’s early concept designs, its design evolution, and how it was ultimately tested and prepared for launch:

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Learn more about gravitational lensing in this NASA Goddard Glossary!

Learn more about gravitational lensing in this NASA Goddard Glossary!

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This planet also has an unusual atmosphere that scientists cannot yet explain. One of the ideas floating involves a planet interior that crystallized as it cooled, causing pure carbon crystals to float to the top, mix with helium, possibly creating sooty clouds.

This planet also has an unusual atmosphere that scientists cannot yet explain. One of the ideas floating involves a planet interior that crystallized as it cooled, causing pure carbon crystals to float to the top, mix with helium, possibly creating sooty clouds.

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The angles of the jets suggest that Centaur 29P might be made of multiple objects of differing compositions that coalesced. Centaurs are like the leftovers of our solar system’s formation and in their icy bodies is preserved chemical information about our early stages.

The angles of the jets suggest that Centaur 29P might be made of multiple objects of differing compositions that coalesced. Centaurs are like the leftovers of our solar system’s formation and in their icy bodies is preserved chemical information about our early stages.

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