"There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions ...

Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff." ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is uncovering galaxies that formed just hundreds of millions of years after the Big Bang, some more than 13 billion light-years away. By capturing faint infrared light ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

With an image from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA finds clues outside the solar system that explain crystals born in ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the object's structure.

When NASA launched its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, scientists hailed the mission as the greatest achievement of its kind in over three decades. Soon, however, scientists noticed a ...

After years of speculation, scientists finally believe they have figured out the crystal conundrum thanks to new imaging from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Their explanation, detailed in a ...

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...