The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.

An illustration of the James ... Giant mirror: Webb's mirror, which captures light, is over 21 feet across. That's over two-and-a-half times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope's mirror.

When Pagan and DePasquale first receive the images, they appear in black and white. The colors are added to the image later, ...

Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can observe some ... galaxies is tricky even for Webb and its massive primary mirror. An international team of astronomers has shown ...

If you think about the James Webb Space Telescope and a tiny monocular that ... There are two types of telescopes: a lens-based refractor and a mirror-based reflector. All telescopes are mounted ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun. Supernovas in the early universe ...

Since its launch on Christmas Day, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has proven its worth year after year. 2024 is no exception. Here are just five times the ultrapowerful telescope has ...

Of all the mysteries that the massive James Webb Space Telescope has seen so far in the early universe, one of the strangest are objects that astronomers now call "little red dots." Like the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...

Image source: NASA The NASA Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2027, is a next-generation space observatory that will be used to complement and outdo the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).