NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has captured direct images of a planet outside of our solar system, which is the first time it has accomplished such a feat. This is a very big deal because ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

In this image, light from the star TWA 7 has been subtracted. The potential exoplanet TWA 7 b is the orange circle within the blue debris disk. NASA, ESA, CSA, Anne-Marie Lagrange (CNRS, UGA ...

Let's take a look at the best of Webb so far. Here, in no particular order, are 35 of the best Webb images we've seen to date. 1. Webb Deep Field ...

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.

It captured the first ever image of an exoplanet and tracked stars near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, among other accomplishments. Get the Space.com Newsletter ...