Webb captured the object in infrared — light wavelengths that are invisible to human eyes but can pierce through thick dust.

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity streaming long, tentacle-like trails of gas and newborn stars as it speeds ...

But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on Dec. 25, 2021, this anniversary marks an im ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was launched nearly five years ago, and the first images it revealed made waves across the astronomical world. Those images are still among the most relevant pictures ...

"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first vertical view of Uranus's upper atmosphere, delivering an unprecedented look at the planet's ionosphere and auroral structures. The new ...

The James Webb Space Telescope, a $10 billion project by NASA, faced an unexpected challenge post-launch when its images started to blur, compromising its deep-space observations. In a remarkable turn ...

"Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull." ...

The binary system Apep has a stack of four nested dust shells around two Wolf-Rayet stars. A third star creates a wedge-shaped gap in the pattern. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Yinuo Han / Ryan White / ...