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, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) has captured stunning views of Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797) ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a galaxy that is offering new data about the early stages of the ...

A sizzling exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope is shedding its atmosphere and leaving behind two gigantic helium tails.

Launched Christmas, 2021, and named after NASA’s Apollo era administrator, the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is the preeminent instrument of astronomy. It peers deeper into space and reveals more ...

"This observation also demonstrates that we can use Webb to find individual stars when the universe was only 5% of its current age." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Artist's conception of James Webb Space Telescope. Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on Dec. 25, 2021, ...

It's the first use of a new technique called 3D eclipse mapping. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have produced the ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope now think the "little red dots" spotted in the early universe could be a new kind of space object. They call it a "black hole star." Credit: T.