The James Webb telescope completed its final major step of deployment on Saturday morning, when the last mirror wing of the telescope unfolded in space into its final configuration. Two weeks after ...

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. "Moons likely outnumber planets ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope recently got a front-row seat to some incredible stellar fireworks on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy. The eruption of gases from a stellar jet in a distant nebula is ...

Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an unprecedented look inside a butterfly nebula, revealing matter around a dying star. The international space community, consisting of NASA, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has reportedly identified an atmosphere on the intriguing lava planet TOI-561 b, a discovery that marks a significant milestone in astronomical research. This planet was ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the most massive star-forming cloud in the Milky Way's galactic central region. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Adam Ginsburg / Nazar Budaiev / Taehwa Yoo / ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

Scientists are observing an Earth-like exoplanet that may contain water using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the space agency said in a news release. The exoplanet, known as TRAPPIST-1 e, orbits ...

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it exploded. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international team ...

What can a comet from another star system teach us about our own?” That’s the question at the heart of a rare astronomical moment unfolding far from Earth’s view. On October 30, the interstellar comet ...

The James Webb Space Telescope peered into a young star cluster called Pismis 24, which is one of the closest clusters of new massive stars to Earth. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Alyssa Pagan ...

The team of astronomers behind the find suggested it could help us better understand planet and moon formation in our solar system and beyond the Milky Way. The team was able to make the first-ever ...