Télescope spatial James Webb
Infrared observatory for early galaxies, star formation and exoplanet atmospheres.
Aperçu
JWST is a 6.5 m infrared telescope at the Sun–Earth L2 point that peers through dust and deep into cosmic history. Its early results include the most distant galaxies yet confirmed and molecular spectra of exoplanet atmospheres.
Découvertes clés
- Galaxies at redshift z>10 in the early universe
- Molecular detections in exoplanet atmospheres
- Dust-penetrating views of star-forming regions