New Galaxy Population Pull-outs in CEERS Field (NIRCam Image)
stsci_2026-101a January 6th, 2026
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, S. Finklestein (UT Austin), and A. Pagan (STScI)
Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified “platypus” sample were discovered in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS). One key feature that makes them distinct is their point-like appearance, even to a telescope that can capture as much detail as Webb.
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/scientists-identify-astronomys-platypus-with-nasas-webb-telescope/
Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- ID
- 2026-101a
- Subject Category
- E.5.1 E.5.3.2 E.6.1
- Subject Name
- CEERS, EGS Field
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, CSA, S. Finklestein (UT Austin), and A. Pagan (STScI)
- Release Date
- 2026-01-06T12:15:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/scientists-identify-astronomys-platypus-with-nasas-webb-telescope/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
- Instrument
- NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Red, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Central Wavelength
- 1150, 1500, 2000, 2770, 3560, 4440
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- 2000.0
- Reference Value
- 215.1559529122878, 52.88797612730819
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Position
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- STScI
- URL
- https://www.stsci.edu/
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- outreach@stsci.edu
- Telephone
- 410-338-4444
- Address
- 3700 San Martin Drive
- City
- Baltimore
- State/Province
- MD
- Postal Code
- 21218
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
- Publisher
- STScI
- Publisher ID
- stsci
- Resource ID
- STSCI-J-p26101a-f-17634x8445 .tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2026-101/STSCI-J-p26101a-f-17634x8445 .tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2026-02-24T15:53:53-05:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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