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Data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently than others. .
May 9, 2024
While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars. .
May 8, 2024
Webb’s MIRI instrument, managed through launch by JPL, has illuminated conditions on a planet that’s Jupiter-size but closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. .
April 30, 2024
The mid-infrared instrument (MIRI), managed through launch by NASA-JPL, helped reveal for the first time the small-scale structures of the nebula’s edge. .
April 29, 2024
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries. .
April 4, 2024
Astronomers identified icy compounds made of complex organic molecules like alcohol and likely acetic acid, using MIRI, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
March 13, 2024
A well-studied hotbed of star formation is revealed in new detail by two of the telescope’s instruments, including MIRI, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
March 11, 2024
The telescope’s MIRI instrument helped identify the collapsed core of one of the nearest and youngest stellar explosions ever identified. .
Feb. 22, 2024
Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radio waves. .
Feb. 14, 2024
The images were taken by Webb’s two instruments, including MIRI, which was built and managed through launch by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. .
Jan. 22, 2024
The Webb telescope has opened a new window onto the universe, but it builds on missions going back 40 years, including Spitzer and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. .
Dec. 22, 2023
Observations by the MIRI instrument on NASA’s Webb telescope are providing new clues about the time window when planets can form around a young star. .
Nov. 15, 2023