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

A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from 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, ...

James Webb Space Telescope has delivered stunning views of the "gravitationally distorted realms" of the El Gordo galaxy ...

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

An international team of researchers has discovered that variations in brightness must be the result of complex weather, ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a striking image of a young star’s surroundings, revealing microscopic ...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter ...

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

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 ...