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• JWST Detects Water-Ice Clouds on Closest "Super-Jupiter" Exoplanet

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured rare direct images of Epsilon Indi Ab, a cold gas giant similar to our own Jupiter. The study revealed an unexpected...

• JWST Observations of Forbidden Exoplanet TOI 5205 b Reveal Unexpectedly Metal Poor Atmosphere Around Red Dwarf Star

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Research

  An international team of astronomers led by NASA and Carnegie Science has discovered that the Jupiter sized exoplanet TOI 5205 b possesses an atmosphere with fewer heavy elements t...

• James Webb Space Telescope Decodes Saturn’s ‘Impossible’ Rotation Through Discovery of Atmospheric Heat Pump

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  A breakthrough study led by Northumbria University has resolved a decades-old planetary mystery by identifying a self-sustaining feedback loop in Saturn’s upper atmosphere. Using t...

• James Webb Space Telescope identifies record-breaking jellyfish galaxy 8.5 billion light years away

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Astronomers at the University of Waterloo have discovered the most distant jellyfish galaxy to date, showcasing a turbulent early universe. The galaxy, identified at a redshift of...