James Webb Space Telescope

From canine companionship to intergalactic intrigue, U of A research, scholarship and expertise generated news around the world in 2024.

Astronomers used the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to take an in-depth look at the debris disk surrounding Vega, a nearby star. Surprisingly, they found no obvious evidence of large planets plowing through the disk, as is common around other young stars.

Every second, more than 3,000 stars are born in the visible universe. Many are surrounded by protoplanetary disks – swirling "pancakes" of hot gas and dust, from which planets form. U of A researchers have obtain detailed insights into the forces that shape protoplanetary disks.

A group of researchers, including U of A astronomers, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe.

A team of astronomers, including UArizona scientists, used the telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, low-mass star.

Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution.

UArizona astronomers have scored some of the largest chunks of observing time with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

The award recognizes Regents Professor Rieke's work in infrared astronomy. Rieke led the development of the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera.

Jane Rigby, who received her doctoral degree from the UArizona Department of Astronomy in 2006, was recognized for her role in the success of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission and her longtime support of diversity and inclusion in science.