The JWST has done it again. The powerful space telescope has already revealed the presence of bright galaxies only several ...

When the JWST came to life and began observations, one of its first jobs was to gaze back in time at the early universe. The ...

At long last, particles of water–ice have been discovered in the frozen Kuiper Belt of another star. The discovery, made by ...

The improved capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have allowed an international team of astronomers to ...

NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) captured amazing views of star-forming region NGC 604. It is located about 2.73 million light ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking observation of methane clouds in Titan's northern hemisphere, a ...

"For the first time we can see the chemical cake while it's rising in the oven, instead of just the starting ingredients of ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

The galaxy MoM-z14 dates back to 280 million years after the big bang, and the prevalence of such early galaxies is puzzling ...

When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space.