
Webb then turned its attention to the most distant star, called Earendel, after a character in J.R.R. If confirmed, those galaxies are quite early, as they were in existence just 200 million years after the Big Bang. Not long after, intriguing new results suggests astronomers are blasting past that metric with possible detections up to redshift 20. One week after the James Webb Space Telescope released the first science images, astronomers detected galaxies at redshift 13, equating to about 300 million years after the Big Bang.

The James Webb Space Telescope has just barely started operations, but is breaking records and performing intriguing observations in its first few weeks. James Webb Space Telescope discovers water ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo 'by remarkable luck'Ī composite image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI and NIRCam instruments reveals the odd Cartwheel galaxy in an unprecedented detail. James Webb Space Telescope discovers coldest interstellar ice ever seen James Webb Space Telescope uncovers starbirth clues at 'cosmic noon' for 33,000 young stars James Webb Space Telescope notches 1st rocky planet confirmation Here's an array of highlights from JWST:Įarly James Webb Space Telescope findings take center stage at key astronomy conference In the mean time, scientists have unveiled a host of new findings from the observatory, in particular in conjunction with this month's 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in Seattle and online. 15 and has been unavailable for science operations since, according to a NASA statement.


The observatory's Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument experienced a glitch on Jan. The James Webb Space Telescope has experienced its second instrument glitch. T14:24:32.475Z Webb's second instrument glitch
