From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) has captured stunning views of Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797). “Herbig-Haro objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars ...

Imagery of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is superimposed over an image captured by Hubble. "Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas ...

Astronomers have discovered that Beta Pictoris, a famous star system 63 light-years away, has an elusive planet skulking in the dust. Credit: ESO / Digitized Sky Survey 2 Astronomers found the missing ...

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in ...

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Astronomers found the most distant nuclear disc ever seen, showing galaxies became organized far earlier in the Universe than expected.

Astronomers have uncovered one of our cosmic neighborhood's most famous star systems, revealing a third planet that has evaded discovery for more than a decade. The newly-discovered world, Beta ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the blistering lava planet 55 Cancri e, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock. The data indicate the planet likely has a ...

The fight against climate change is entering a new phase. Cutting emissions alone may not be enough to stabilize global temperatures. Scientists increasingly agree that removing carbon dioxide already ...

The planets that appear most common in the universe could have a lot of water—but it could be hiding where telescopes can't detect it, according to a new study led by scientists with the University of ...

A giant planet had been hiding inside one of astronomy’s most closely studied planetary systems, concealed by a bright disk of cosmic dust. Webb revealed Beta Pictoris d through atmospheric traces of ...