Whizzing and Whirling Stars in the Tarantula’s Web
Some stars are speedier than their siblings: read on to learn about the different populations of runaway stars in the Tarantula Nebula!
I Know We’ve (NIR)Cam So Far (But We Got So Far To Go)
Today’s bite summarizes some of JWST NIRCam’s initial instrumentation challenges.
Did blue monster galaxies in the early universe sweep away their dust?
Massive blue galaxies in the early universe present a dusty puzzle. Is the dust in these galaxies being ejected, or is it squirreled away in giant molecular clouds?
A Moist Exoplanet in the Neptune Desert
Water vapor detection of exoplanet atmospheres has been a hot topic. This scientific question is included in the first set of results published by JWST. But it’s even more difficult to detect the presence of water vapor on exoplanets in the Neptune desert. This year, researchers detected water vapor on TOI-674 b for the first time by analyzing atmospheric transmission spectrum. It’s very exciting. This discovery provides an important target for subsequent detection with higher precision by JWST.
Sparkling Stars: Discovering Evolved Globular Clusters at High Redshift with JWST
Take a closer look at one of the galaxies in JWST’s first image and learn why it looks like it’s lighting up the party like a firework!
JWST takes a peek at the first ever galaxies
Brand new data could force us to re-think how galaxies form and evolve in the early Universe — but there’s no need to panic!