A deep field image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and ...

Once blocked from view, the most massive young star cluster in the Milky Way has finally been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

This belief appears to have been confirmed thanks to observations made by the James Webb space telescope. By looking at the brown dwarf, astronomers were able to detect thick clouds of sand-like ...

Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope’s best shots ...

When Voyager 2 performed the first and only close flyby of Uranus in 1986, scientists were left scratching their heads. Now, ...

A new study suggests galaxies in the early universe appear much larger and brighter than expected, precisely as predicted by ...

It was discovered by French astronomer Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix in 1779. The Merger: James Webb Space Telescope depicts IC 1623, an entwined pair of interacting galaxies which lies around 270 ...

While the Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth, the JWST orbits the sun with a keener eye for peering into deep space. “It’s more of a complement to the Hubble than it is a replacement,” said Andrew ...

Olmsted (STScI) Scientists didn't build the James Webb Space Telescope simply to ... An isolated quasar in deep space, circled in red. Credit: Christina Eilers / EIGER team In this research ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Right now, the cluster is about 3.5 million to 5 million years old. This image was announced as the latest James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Picture of the Month and published as both a wide-field ...

Right now, the cluster is about 3.5 million to 5 million years old. This image was announced as the latest James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Picture of the Month and published as both a wide-field ...