A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

"Planetary-mass objects don't fit neatly into existing categories of stars or planets." Using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Previously thought to be defined by simple cloud patterns, NASA's JWST has unveiled the astonishing complexity of SIMP 0136, ...

Because it's traveling without an interfering star, the James Webb Space Telescope was able to study a solitary, planet-like ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of interacting galaxies Arp 142. Arp 142 consists of a distorted spiral galaxy known as “the Penguin” and a compact elliptical galaxy called ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way ...

The Phantom Galaxy (M74) has been imaged in infrared and optical light using the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy is about 32 million light-years from Earth.

"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...

Although YR4 no longer poses a threat, it’s increasingly clear that Earth inhabits a dangerous neighborhood. Keeping out of ...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” On its estimated ...

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board. For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described ...

Astronomers have long believed that planet-forming disks—clouds of gas and dust around young stars—last only about 10 million ...