Never-before-seen “dark beads” and other unique structures were observed in the atmosphere above the north pole of Saturn — stumping astronomers who say the “unexplained” phenomenon has “no analog” in ...
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C (Sgr C). Reported to be around 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central ...
Astronomers found an atmosphere where they least expected it—clinging to an exoplanet that’s too small, too hot and too old ...
The Webb telescope detected interstellar dust from a galaxy that was 114,000 light-years from the galactic core, defying ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from the University of Florida and elsewhere have performed infrared ...
Hot, small and old—exoplanet TOI-561 b is just about the worst place to look for alien air. Scientists using JWST found it ...
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s ...
Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the ...
The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The ...
Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States.
A new class of supermassive black holes embedded in a thick gas shell could explain small red dots in images from the James ...