In between spotting distant galaxy clusters, busy star-forming regions and never-before-seen cosmic features, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has trained its eyes on a subject closer to home, ...

"The chemistry in this location is really strange and exciting." New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the ...

Just in time for Hallowe'en in 2024, Hubble and JWST captured an image of two interacting spiral galaxies — IC 2163 and NGC ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the first asteroid belt seen outside of our solar system and unveiled some cosmic surprises along the way. The space observatory focused on ...

The extraordinary James Webb Space Telescope had a major problem before two young scientists unlocked its full potential.

The object is one of only three space objects originating from a star other than ... Most reside in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Telescope observations, though, ...

Could a vagabond giant from the outermost regions of interstellar space be poised on the cusp of sweeping by our cosmic doorstep? Astronomers say yes and they have the data to support it. Using the ...

The first picture of a planet outside our solar system may actually depict a swirl of space dust, a new study suggests.

The discovery brings the total number of known Uranian moons to 29. Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior. For decades, scientists ...