The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently achieved a new milestone by detecting a possible exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, located approximately four light-years from Earth. This discovery adds to the growing body of astronomical data provided by JWST. In addition, various images from space missions and satellites continue to offer valuable insights into our solar system and Earth. Notably, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured detailed images of Saturn and its moon Titan, including a wide-angle shot of Saturn taken on January 30, 2007, from about 1.1 million kilometers away, and a silhouette of Titan's night side observed on February 24, 2009. Another remarkable image shows Saturn eclipsing the sun, with the gas giant partially illuminated by light reflected from its ring system. Earth observation continues through the NOAA GOES satellite, which on June 21, 2025, captured a full-disk nighttime image of Earth from geostationary orbit at 35,786 kilometers above the equator, combining infrared data with city lights. Additionally, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have contributed to space photography, including NASA astronaut Don Pettit's image of cosmic colors at sunrise from 250 miles above Earth and astronaut Bob Hines' photograph of a thin crescent moon above Earth taken on May 8, 2022.
Nuevo hito del James Webb: detecta un posible nuevo exoplaneta en Alpha Centauri A, a solo 4 años luz de la Tierra https://t.co/RaO0vFLOEC
A thin crescent moon above Earth. This image was taken by NASA astronaut Bob Hines on May 8, 2022, from the ISS as the station was meeting the orbital dawn over the Atlantic off the northwest coast of the United States. Over the years, the crew has taken hundreds of thousands https://t.co/PiN4h5Yp2L
View of the moon from 100km altitude https://t.co/9cyITD33N7