The new science coming from the James Webb telescope has astronomers giddy
In the week since the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled, astronomers have been poring through all the observations it's made so far--and they're happily overwhelmed.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
Jul 21, 2022
3 minutes
Shockingly distant galaxies, clues about alien planets' atmospheres, and an unexpected weirdness around Jupiter are just some of the scientific treasures uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The days since the public unveiling of the telescope's first images have been action-packed for astronomers, who have been engulfed by a whirlwind of possible discoveries as they pore over the $10 billion telescope's early sightings.
"It's like a birthday and Christmas and an anniversary and a graduation and Thanksgiving of the University of Chicago.
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