The world's most powerful space telescope. Launched: Dec. 25, 2021. First images revealed: July 12, 2022. Verification: nasa.gov/socialmedia Mirror of the original at https://nitter.net/NASAWebb. DM if you own the original and want to claim.https://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bothttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mlbvvhyzi22hDon’t let anyone dull your shine 💫 The heart of galaxy M77 nearly outshines the galaxy itself in this mid-infrared Webb image. Gas rapidly orbits the central black hole, heating up, and radiating light. Original post https://esawebb.org/images/potm2604a/07 May 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbvvhyzi22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mkl5qdfqmk2sRepost by @NASAWebb From Hubble discoveries to your screen. 👇 You can do NASA science, too. With Galaxy Zoo, volunteers classify @NASAWebb galaxies – sometimes as the first humans to see them. 👀 Get started: Click to see original repost http://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/galaxy-zoo28 Apr 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl5qdfqmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjzj3hpsfk2sWe won both the Webby and People's Voice awards for best education and science social campaigns in @TheWebbyAwards! Saying we're grateful for you all doesn't even scratch the surface! Thank you so much for following, engaging, and voting!💗 Original post https://winners.webbyawards.com/2026/social/social-campaigns/education-science/374724/nasas-webb-telescope-and-the-universe-using-social-media-to-connect-us-all21 Apr 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzj3hpsfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjnbib7zek2sShine, dream, smile! Oh, let us light up the night… with a pair of new stars, and maybe some planets! Webb captured edge-on views of two protoplanetary disks, which will help us better understand the process of planet formation. Original post https://esawebb.org/images/potm2603a/16 Apr 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnbib7zek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjmy5suc6c2sThe end is near! The fate of this nebula's central star and Webby voting is the same, both reaching the end. There are a few hours left to get your Webby vote in! Voting ends tonight (Thursday, April 16) at 11:59 PM PDT. Click here to submit yours: Original post https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting16 Apr 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmy5suc6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjkey65htj2iThere's still one more day to cast your vote in @TheWebbyAwards! If you've enjoyed unfolding the universe with us this year, vote here: To MoM-z14 and back 💞 Original post https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting15 Apr 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkey65htj2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjiasjp6jj2iWait, there's more Webb in this year's @TheWebbyAwards! Vote for Cosmic Dawn as the best longform documentary by Thursday, April 16: Original post https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting14 Apr 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiasjp6jj2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjhyy6cljr2iRepost by @NASAWebb We heard Hearing Hubble got nominated for @TheWebbyAwards! 👂🎊 Our DIY-experience lets you transform the scientific data in Hubble images into sound. Voting closes on Thursday, April 16: Click to see original repost https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting?#/2026/apps-software-immersive/immersive-content/science-education14 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhyy6cljr2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjhxcmgmoz2iWebb directly imaged 29 Cygni b, an object 15 times the mass of Jupiter, to find out if it formed like a planet or a star, since they result from different processes. Data show it's a planet! Original post https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-redefines-dividing-line-between-planets-stars/14 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhxcmgmoz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mjhk3peo7b2iThere’s nothing we love more than sharing the universe with you all. If you feel the same, vote for us in @TheWebbyAwards by Thursday, April 16! Vote here: Original post https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting14 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhk3peo7b2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mhybokhzyr2iWe can't wait to rock out the show with you, @NASARoman! 🤩 Together, we'll usher in an exciting new era of cosmic discovery. Repost of @NASARoman: Original post26 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhybokhzyr2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mhvouiolvz2iPinned: Amaze amaze amaze! Webb teamed up with @NASAHubble, observing the ringed planet in complementary wavelengths of light to give us a richer, more layered understanding of its atmosphere. Original post https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-most-comprehensive-view-of-saturn-to-date/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=NASAWebb&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=92314245325 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvouiolvz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mhssevlflz2iIs it just me or is that galaxy getting closer? 👀 M90 (NGC 4569), shown here in this new Webb image, is indeed getting closer! Its orbit through the Virgo cluster has accelerated so much that M90 is in the process of escaping the cluster entirely and is moving in our direction. Original post24 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhssevlflz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mhqikyg3dr2iPinned: Webb captured this new image of galaxy Messier 58, in both the near and mid-infrared, as part of a treasury of 55 massive, star-forming galaxies. The data on the properties of these galaxies will add insight to our picture of how galaxies grow and evolve over cosmic time. Original post23 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqikyg3dr2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mhgjrmg42z2iRepost by @NASAWebb Spring into spring with this new image of the Cat's Paw Nebula from NASA's Chandra and @NASAWebb. We expect it to start knocking planets off the counter for sport any minute now. 🐾 Click to see original repost19 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgjrmg42z2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgxviezeds2iRepost by @airandspace Now on display at Air and Space: 🌌 James Webb Space Telescope Pathfinder, a full-scale engineering model used by @nasaweb… Click to see original repost13 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxviezeds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7o6u2rc2iTheir gravity is so strong that light from galaxies behind this cluster is warped and magnified, an effect called gravitational lensing. Galaxies stretched into bright lines are scattered throughout this image Original post05 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7o6u2rc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7nwocs22iA pulsar is a rapidly-spinning, dense remnant of a star that is the mass of the Sun but the size of a city. This planet is extremely close to its star and gravitational forces are pulling the planet into its bizarre shape. Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7nwocs22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7nts2nc2iRepost by @NASAGoddard If you start Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope on at 10:42:12, you c… https://go.nasa.gov/4jqQl33 Click to see original repost05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7nts2nc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7npw5sc2iFor more on how black holes work, check out @NASAUniverse’s Travelers Series on NASA+: https://go.nasa.gov/4qgENBN Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7npw5sc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7noqthk2iRepost by @NASAWebb If you start Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope on at 10:42:12, you can watch @NASAWebb launch exactly at midnight. Start your 2026 off right! 🚀 https://go.nasa.gov/4jqQl33 Click to see original repost05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7noqthk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7nl25mc2iThis exoplanet is super close to its host star - a “year” on TOI-561 b is only 11 hours. This combined with an unusually low density makes the planet interesting. Scientists are using Webb’s NIRSpec instrument to investigate further. Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7nl25mc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7nc5ces2iIf it’s invisible, how do you map it and why does it *matter*? Using Webb data, researchers mapped locations of dark matter (shown in blue) across a field of nearly 800,000 galaxies. https://www.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-reveals-new-details-about-dark-matters-influence-on-universe/ Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7nc5ces2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7n65mgs2iOh, the lights are shining so brightly everywhere ✨ As we wrap up 2025, Webb captured a star-studded glimpse into Westerlund 2, a cosmic nursery that reminds us to look forward to the beauty of new beginnings. https://esawebb.org/images/potm2512a/ Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7n65mgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7muvvkc2iLight from the age of the dinosaurs 🦖 The light that Webb collected to create this image has been journeying to us from spiral galaxy NGC 5134 for 65 million years, or since soon after Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct! https://esawebb.org/images/potm2602a/ Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7muvvkc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7mkcvvc2iHey, hey, it’s everyone’s favorite 7th planet from the Sun! Webb has provided us with the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere, revealing auroras shaped by its tilted magnetic field. https://esawebb.org/news/weic2602/ Original post05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7mkcvvc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nasawebbfeed.mirrors.bot/post/3mgd7m66afc2iHappy launch-a-versary! ✨ 4 years ago, Webb launched from French Guiana and changed our view of the universe forever. Like the best holiday stories, ours has it all: perseverance, triumph, a little bit of drama, and a whole lot of heart: https://www.nasa.gov/cosmicdawn/ Original post05 Mar 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fs2kkhshehhbmyndgwogjk7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7m66afc2i