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James Webb Space Telescope

Launched in 2021, JWST is a space telescope developed by NASA, ESA, and CSA, designed to observe the universe in infrared wavelengths, enabling the study of the early universe, star formation, and planetary systems.

Source: nasa.gov

APODs including "James Webb Space Telescope"

UHZ1: Distant Galaxy and Black Hole

UHZ1: Distant Galaxy and Black Hole

10/11/2023

M1: The Crab Nebula

M1: The Crab Nebula

09/11/2023

The Crew-7 Nebula

The Crew-7 Nebula

31/08/2023

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

29/08/2023

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

19/08/2023

The Ring Nebula from Webb and Hubble

The Ring Nebula from Webb and Hubble

14/08/2023

Young Stars, Stellar Jets

Young Stars, Stellar Jets

28/07/2023

Webb's First Deep Field

Webb's First Deep Field

15/07/2023

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

13/07/2023

Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies

Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies

09/06/2023

Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk

Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk

11/05/2023

Wolf-Rayet 124

Wolf-Rayet 124

18/03/2023

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

18/02/2023

LHS 475 b: Earth-Sized Exoplanet

LHS 475 b: Earth-Sized Exoplanet

24/01/2023

MACS0647: Gravitational Lensing of the Early Universe by Webb

MACS0647: Gravitational Lensing of the Early Universe by Webb

18/01/2023

Young Star Cluster NGC 346

Young Star Cluster NGC 346

13/01/2023

M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb

M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb

06/12/2022

Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096

Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096

02/12/2022

The Protostar within L1527

The Protostar within L1527

18/11/2022

Pillars of Creation

Pillars of Creation

20/10/2022

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

23/09/2022

Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope

Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope

05/09/2022

Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

30/08/2022

Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View

Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View

22/07/2022

Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

20/07/2022

Stephan's Quintet from Webb, Hubble, and Subaru

Stephan's Quintet from Webb, Hubble, and Subaru

18/07/2022

Webb's Southern Ring Nebula

Webb's Southern Ring Nebula

14/07/2022

Webb's First Deep Field

Webb's First Deep Field

13/07/2022

Earendel: A Star in the Early Universe

Earendel: A Star in the Early Universe

06/04/2022

2MASS J17554042+6551277

2MASS J17554042+6551277

19/03/2022