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Webb telescope detects unusual gas jets from Centaur 29P

Phys.org - Wed 2 Oct 24

Inspired by the half-human, half-horse creatures that are part of Ancient Greek mythology, the field of astronomy has its own kind of centaurs: distant objects orbiting the sun between Jupiter ...

Astrochemistry: Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy Centaur 29P, Astrobiology - Thu 3 Oct 24
NASA’s Webb reveals unusual jets of volatile gas from icy Centaur 29P, Eurekalert - Wed 2 Oct 24

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Presence of Carbon Dioxide On Pluto’s Moon Charon — Where Did it Come From?

Inverse - Tue 1 Oct 24

NASA/Southwest Research Institute/Alex ParkerOne of humanity’s best telescopes, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), recently spied on Charon — the largest moon of Pluto, which is the ...

Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon

Phys.org - Tue 1 Oct 24

NASA's Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto's largest moon.

Webb detects fast outflow in the host galaxy of a luminous quasar

Phys.org - Mon 30 Sep 24

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to perform spectroscopic observations of a luminous quasar known as J1007+2115. They detected a fast outflow ...

James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon

Livescience - Sat 5 Oct 24

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially ...

James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon , SPACE.com - Tue 1 Oct 24

Webb Telescope Reveals Chemical Details of Pluto's Moon Charon

Extremetech - Thu 3 Oct 24

The telescope identified frozen carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto's moon.

NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide on Surface of Pluto's Moon Charon

ScienceAlert - Wed 2 Oct 24

And that's not all they found.

Pluto’s Moon Charon Just Got More Fascinating After JWST Finds Carbon Dioxide

ZME Science - Tue 1 Oct 24

Pluto's moon just keeps getting more and more interesting.

Detection Of Carbon Dioxide And Hydrogen Peroxide On The Stratified Surface Of Charon With JWST

Astrobiology - Sun 6 Oct 24

Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, has been extensively studied, with research focusing on its primitive composition and changes due to radiation and photolysis. However, spectral data have ...

SwRI team detects carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto's moon Charon

SpaceDaily - Thu 3 Oct 24

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 A research team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has made the first detection of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, ...

The PI's Perspective: The Science Never Sleeps

SpaceDaily - Thu 3 Oct 24

Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is healthy and speeding across the Kuiper Belt. Today, we crossed a distance marker of note, passing 60 times as far from the ...

Webb reveals unusual jets of volatile gas from icy Centaur 29P

SpaceDaily - Thu 3 Oct 24

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Inspired by the half-human, half-horse creatures that are part of Ancient Greek mythology, the field of astronomy has its own kind of centaurs: distant objects ...

NASA's Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy Centaur 29P

Newswise - Wed 2 Oct 24

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers observed Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, one of the most active and intriguing objects in the outer solar system. The high ...

Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide on Pluto's largest moon

SpaceDaily - Wed 2 Oct 24

Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, for the first time, research revealed ...

Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Charon’s Surface

Sci.News - Tue 1 Oct 24

Using data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface ...

Carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto's moon Charon

ScienceDaily - Tue 1 Oct 24

Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries ...

SwRI-led team discovers carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto’s moon Charon

Eurekalert - Tue 1 Oct 24

SAN ANTONIO — October 1, 2024 — A Southwest Research Institute-led team has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide for the first time on the frozen surface of Pluto’s largest moon, ...