NASA’s James Webb spots mysterious ‘Super Jupiter’ floating in space
The world’s premier space observatory has spotted a mysterious and huge, free-floating planetary-mass object that’s “just 20 light-years from Earth,” NASA announced. Researchers recently used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of this “Super Jupiter,” dubbed SIMP 0136.
James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Crossing Space Between Stars
NASA's groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious object that's freely floating through interstellar space.
James Webb Space Telescope dives into the atmosphere of a mystery rogue planet or failed star
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a rogue planet or a "failed star." Either way, the world wanders the cosmos without a parent.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Mysterious, Free-Floating Mass
The James Webb Space Telescope is helping scientists study a strange mass about 20 light-years from Earth. Traveling unpredictably through the cosmos, the mass is thought to be either a rogue planet or a "failed star,
NASA’s Webb Reveals a Mysterious, Complex Atmosphere Around a Starless Super-Jupiter
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered an unexpectedly complex atmosphere surrounding SIMP 0136, a massive, free-floating planetary object that drifts alone through space without orbiting a star.
Mysterious cosmic body is a rogue ‘Super-Jupiter’
Previous examinations using ground-based tools as well as the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes indicated SIMP 0136 was ...
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See Hubble's Views Of Jupiter And Its Great Red Spot Over Time
The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.
Old NASA mission reveals an unlikely world harbors an ocean
Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...
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Astrophysicists discover complex weather of starless “Super-Jupiter”
An international team of researchers has discovered that variations in brightness must be the result of complex weather, ...
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Candy-colored atoms shine in new image of the Veil Nebula
As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous supernova remnant. The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years away in ...
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Beautiful Hubble image shows the stunning colors of the Veil Nebula
In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous — and frequently photographed — supernova remnant: the Veil Nebula. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R.
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SIMP 0136: JWST unveils the complex atmosphere of starless super-Jupiter
Previously thought to be defined by simple cloud patterns, NASA's JWST has unveiled the astonishing complexity of SIMP 0136, ...