Notices by Space Telescope Science Inst. (spacetelescope@astrodon.social), page 2

#NASAWebb’s high-resolution look at energetic outflows from a newly forming star is not just stunning, but illuminating. Shock waves are created when the outflows collide with interstellar gas and dust: https://webbtelescope.pub/3Lm9pQ5

Scientists using #NASAWebb have found an abundance of methane and carbon dioxide in the exoplanet K2-18 b’s atmosphere. With a shortage of ammonia, these results are consistent with the presence of an ocean underneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere: https://webbtelescope.pub/3r1yWHa #JWST #astronomy

The First Year of JWST Science Conference kicked off today at STScI. Hear from scientists from around the world as they share how #NASAWebb is changing our understanding of the early universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPeLRl5rT0 #JWSTYearOne

Stay tuned over the next few days as we share “Webb Science Snippets,” videos from some of the conference’s stellar presenters about Webb, astronomy, and their exciting research. #JWSTYearOne

Did you miss this week’s public lecture? Go on a journey “through” the interstellar medium, where gas, dust, and stars meet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C7mFxARWMU

These red and white swirls belong to a galaxy you’ve likely seen several times—but never like this.

#NASAWebb peeked at the Whirlpool Galaxy and sent back this complex image of filaments of dust grains and molecules circling a bright core: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2308c/

Have you ever observed a meteor shower? Look away and you might miss it! Now, consider designing observations to capture fast-moving asteroids with #NASAWebb and the Hubble Space Telescope. See how it works: https://bit.ly/3pwVBtN

(#Hubble’s observations are shown here.) #astronomy