However, NASA says recent “lucky” observations by James Webb have revealed that the spectacular rings surrounding this asteroid are home to water ice, marking an exceptional discovery for ...

In October 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) watched as Chariklo, a tiny ringed asteroid, eclipsed a star. This event, called an occultation, marked a first for Webb. At the ...

Scientists using NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope say they've been able to get a closer look at an asteroid that also hosts just the fifth ring system to be discovered in our solar system ...

James Webb has hit a software glitch. The newly minted telescope has only been in service for a little over six months, but it has run into yet another problem that will delay scientific ...

It was also the first time the public understood how much more powerful Webb is than its predecessor, the Hubble Telescope, which only sees visible light, ultraviolet radiation and near-infrared ...

Once the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... by-side images of the same celestial objects captured by JWST and the Hubble Space Telescope, pointing out how much crisper and more detailed those ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observe a stellar occultation and discover the first clear evidence for ...