Neowin News Feed for: Jwst

NASA spotted "heck" of a new planet unlike any other defying all explanations

Sayan Sen — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:30:01 +0000

NASA discovered a bizarre new planet unlike anything previously observed, astonishing scientists and defying existing theories about planetary formation completely. Read more...

"Never before seen Infinity galaxy" could explain Universe's biggest ever black holes

Sayan Sen — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 06:00:02 +0000

A new "never before seen Infinity galaxy" has been spotted by NASA's JWST which could help explain the birth of supermassive black holes. Read more...

Billion years old question answered by gigantic galaxy that births stars 300 times faster

Sayan Sen — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:24:01 +0000

An ancient galaxy throws astronomers a curveball as it confuses them, but may also have the answer to a question billions of years old. Read more...

JWST helps find how one of the most extreme gas worlds is built on tiny pebbles

Sayan Sen — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:56:02 +0000

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped uncover one of the extreme planets out there that was built up of tiny pebbles. Read more...

James Webb Space Telescope suffered concerning but mitigable damage

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:14:01 +0000

The James Webb Space Telescope sustained a concerning micro-meteorite strike in May, triggering an investigation. A report suggests there is a slight but permanent increase in error factors. Read more...

NASA aligns the optics of the James Webb Space Telescope, snaps an amazing picture

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 01:30:01 +0000

NASA has reached a major milestone in the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope with the successful alignment of the optics. The agency also shared a focused image of a star taken by JWST. Read more...

TWIRL 46: Rocket launch schedule quiet as Earthlings welcome in the New Year

Paul Hill — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 04:24:01 +0000

There are no launches slated for the upcoming week, however, there are a number of videos in the recap section. The James Webb Space Telescope is also continuing to race ahead to its destination. Read more...

TWIRL 45: James Webb Space Telescope takes flight and Russia to test its Angara A5

Paul Hill — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 16:56:01 +0000

After the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a quiet week ahead. It'll be interesting though because Russia is planning the third test flight of its Angara A5 rocket. Read more...

TWIRL 44: One last delay for JWST, now set for Christmas Eve launch [Update]

Paul Hill — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:26:02 +0000

We've got an exciting week coming up in rocket launches because an Ariane 5 ECA+ will finally take the James Webb Space Telescope to space on Christmas Eve following 25 years of construction. Read more...