Alpha Centauri has long fascinated astronomers as the closest star system to our own. Located just 4.37 light-years away, this stellar trio offers a prime target for hunting exoplanets. Recent efforts ...

Just how big would a telescope need to be to actually see an alien world in detail? The James Webb Telescope just took ... orbiting our neighbor Proxima Centauri is over four light years away.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have unveiled the largest map of the early universe to date, a sweeping cosmic panorama that offers seasoned scientists and curious ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Europa's surface ices are changing constantly, according to new surface spectra taken by the ...

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified several surprising molecules in the scorching clouds of a "hellish" alien world. One of the compounds has never been seen ...

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered the tumultuous history of a distant, hellishly hot exoplanet that's being stretched and scorched by its star. The planet ...

That’s because the design was visually inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. Ultimately, though, it’s purpose is quite different—it’s designed to use mirrors to collect and ...

A pair of interacting galaxies, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) started collecting data nearly three years ago, and it ...

New measurements using the James Webb Space Telescope yield a Hubble constant of 70.4 km s −1 Mpc −1 (±3%), closely matching the cosmic microwave background value of 67.4 km s −1 Mpc −1 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's deepest view of a single target yet depicts spinning arcs of light that are galaxies from the universe's distant past, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

(Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) The first observations of Pluto by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic phenomena on its surface, like seasonal cycles of volatile ice redistribution ...