New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The ...

A team of researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope has produced the most detailed map of dark matter to date.

Findings allow scientists to learn more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and planets ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14 ...

With an image from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA finds clues outside the solar system that explain crystals born in ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a galaxy that is offering new data about the early stages of the universe's existence. The latest discovery shared by astronomers is about a ...

Coiled and snakelike, a set of four identical shells surrounds a violent stellar dance 8,000 light-years from Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delivered a mid-infrared image showing shells of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the object's structure.

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.