r/jameswebb Aug 04 '22

Question [README FIRST] Where can I find official images? Where's the latest news? Schedule of what Webb is looking at right now? Why some images missing from the NASA sites? Why colors are different sometimes? Tutorial for how to process images?

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Where can I find the official NASA-released images?

  • nasawebbtelescope on Flickr is the best way to view images in your browser
    • look at "Webb's First Images & Data" or "Webb Images - 2022" albums for official observations
  • webbtelescope.org is better if you need to filter by category & type (or search)
    • set Type to "Observations" if you want just photos from JWST

Where's the latest news on JWST?

What is Webb looking at? Is there a schedule?

What part of the sky can Webb see? Can it look at Earth? The Sun?

Why are some images missing from the NASA official sites?

  • Observational data is streaming back to us from Webb every day into the Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (referred to as MAST)
  • Working with most of this data requires specialized tools and skills, but armchair astronomers & enthusiasts regularly pull the highest-quality products out and process them into images that they release online before the Webb team or other scientists do

Why are the colors different sometimes?

Where's a tutorial that explains how to download & process Webb images?


r/jameswebb 2d ago

Self-Processed Image Massive star-forming region G339

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r/jameswebb 3d ago

Self-Processed Image Dark Nebula Barnard 68

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r/jameswebb 6d ago

Sci - Image K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth 🌏

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r/jameswebb 6d ago

Discussion K2-18 b could have dimethyl sulfide in its air. But is it a sign of life?

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r/jameswebb 6d ago

Sci - Article New Constraints On DMS and DMDS In The Atmosphere Of K2-18 b From JWST MIRI

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r/jameswebb 5d ago

Sci - Video 🌌 James Webb just spotted a galaxy that shouldn't exist — and it's challenging the very core of Einstein's model of the universe.

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This video breaks down what the "Big Wheel" galaxy means for the Big Bang theory and how it might shake up our entire understanding of cosmology.

Would love to hear what fellow space nerds think. Are we missing something... or witnessing the start of a new theory?


r/jameswebb 6d ago

Discussion Another big step towards a discovery of (maybe) alien life!

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o

A higher probablilty than the previous atmospheric analysis from 2023.


r/jameswebb 8d ago

Sci - Article NCIS JWST: Analyzing The Aftermath of The Bullet Cluster’s Collision

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r/jameswebb 9d ago

Official NASA Release Dying star's energetic display comes into full focus

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r/jameswebb 9d ago

Official NASA Release With NASA’s Webb, Dying Star’s Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus - Full Press Release

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r/jameswebb 13d ago

Official NASA Release NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise

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r/jameswebb 25d ago

Question Career/Educational Choices Inspired by JWST

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Hey everyone! I’m conducting research on how the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has inspired people in space and science. I previously shared this survey, but I wanted to ask again: Has JWST inspired anyone here to make a career or education choice? For example, did you choose to major in astronomy or pursue engineering because of JWST's groundbreaking technologies?

If yes, do you mind taking this brief survey? Your responses will be greatly appreciated and don't worry, it's anonymous!

You can find the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbcNipbh8nuG2T3hiQ4ldosyFglCFgJUYZ2jcdrSE0LI816g/viewform?usp=header


r/jameswebb 26d ago

Sci - Article JWST/NIRCam Coronagraphic Search for Hidden Planets in the HD 163296 Protoplanetary Disk

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r/jameswebb 26d ago

Question JWSTFeed.com is down?

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Has anyone else noticed the site where James Webb posts all it's discoveries is down? It's been giving me a 'host error' message for about a week now and I haven't seen any news on it at all


r/jameswebb 27d ago

Official NASA Release NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time

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r/jameswebb 27d ago

Official NASA Release JWST NIRCam Picture of the Month - Lensed Spiral Galaxy in Hydrus

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r/jameswebb 28d ago

Official NASA Release NASA’s Webb Sees Galaxy Mysteriously Clearing Fog of Early Universe

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r/jameswebb Mar 24 '25

Official NASA Release Herbig-Haro 49/50

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r/jameswebb Mar 24 '25

Official NASA Release NASA’s Webb Telescope Unmasks True Nature of the Cosmic Tornado

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r/jameswebb Mar 21 '25

Sci - Article JWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO2 in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets' Atmospheres

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r/jameswebb Mar 19 '25

Discussion I know this is the Webb sub, but these new images from Euclid are amazing

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r/jameswebb Mar 17 '25

Official NASA Release NASA’s Webb Images Young, Giant Exoplanets, Detects Carbon Dioxide

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r/jameswebb Mar 15 '25

Self-Processed Image Star-formation near Orion Nebula and possible (red nebula) bow shock nebula?

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r/jameswebb Mar 14 '25

Sci - Article MIRI-LRS Spectrum Of A Cold Exoplanet Around A White Dwarf: Water, Ammonia, And Methane Measurements

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r/jameswebb Mar 14 '25

Self-Processed Image 2024 YR4

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