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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
Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. .
Nov. 9, 2023
The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities. .
Nov. 7, 2023
Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history. .
Oct. 30, 2023
The star-forming region is festooned with colorful filaments of dust captured by Webb’s MIRI instrument, which was managed through launch by JPL. .
Oct. 10, 2023
The telescope took a picture of a glittering field of stars, indicating that it is doing well after a million-mile journey from Earth. .
July 31, 2023