James Webb Space Telescope News

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Webb Captures Silicate Clouds and Moon-Forming Disk in YSES-1 Exoplanet System

NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope has imaged two young exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star: YSES-1c, whose atmosphere hosts silicate clouds raining like sand, and sibling YSES-1b wrapped in a circumplanetary disk. These observations offer a rare window into early stages of planet and moon formation.

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Our James Webb Space Telescope coverage provides a detailed look at the most powerful space telescope ever built. Stay informed on its mission to explore the universe's distant realms, from the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang to the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets, and the groundbreaking discoveries it promises to unveil.