"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...

New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

A team of researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope has produced the most detailed map of dark matter to date.

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

Published in Nature Astronomy, the new map uses fresh observations by the James Webb Space Telescope, aimed at a well-studied patch of sky known as the COSMOS field. Using Webb’s crisp images, the ...

New images released Wednesday from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light. "It has been three decades since we last saw these ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a galaxy that is offering new data about the early stages of the universe's existence. The latest discovery shared by astronomers is about a ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

When NASA launched its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, scientists hailed the mission as the greatest achievement of its kind in over three decades. Soon, however, scientists noticed a ...