This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

Uncover the insights gained from the Webb telescope about early galaxies and their role in illuminating the universe.

Astronomers had observed auroras on all other planets in the Solar System, and spotting one in Neptune completes the list.

To do that, humans have built some of the most spectacular astronomical observatories around the world, capable of peering into the vast void of space and capturing images that astound. The James Webb ...

For now, researchers think the light might be coming from the first stars to exist, or outflows from a supermassive black ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

The first galaxies in the Universe were born enshrouded in a “foggy” gas, and could not be seen clearly until they had ...

In the center of the Einstein ring is a lensing galaxy called an elliptical galaxy, which is smooth and shaped like an oval.

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...