James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a giant spiral galaxy that shouldn't exist. If it finds more, scientists may have to rethink everything they know about galaxy formation.

Astronomers have discovered another Earth-like planet that shows promising signs of hosting life. The planet, called Gliese 12 b, has a surface temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit.

Astrophysicist Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger surveys the galaxy in her new book 'Alien Earths.' We 'might not even recognize' alien life, she says, when it's 'staring us in the face'

The British astronaut, 52, thinks the universe is 'teeming with life' but the vastness of it may cause problems with us ever making contact.

NASA's high definition, James Webb Space Telescope has just captured the most detailed images yet of the Horsehead Nebula's billowing 'mane'

Observations of a planet 120 light-years away by the James Webb telescope could show that life exists outside of our solar system.

Astronomers now know why one of the universe's oldest galaxies is so bright. The 430-million-year-old galaxy GN-z11 hosts a supermassive black hole at its center, 2 million times the mass of our sun.

A galaxy with more stars than the Milky Way formed about 13 billion years ago, according to a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers say the galaxy shouldn't exist.

Scientists have cracked the 37-year-old 'murder mystery' by finding evidence of a neutron star hidden within the remains of the brightest supernova in over 400 years.

A team of astronomers have discovered a super-Earth that could be habitable for humans. The planet is 1.5 times the size of Earth and could contain another Earth-like planet in its orbit.

The black hole dates from just 400 million years after the Big Bang, which took place more than 13 billion years ago

The black hole dates from just 400 million years after the Big Bang, which took place more than 13 billion years ago, and is surprisingly massive - a few million times the mass of our Sun.

Scientists have identified a new clue in the hunt for alien life on distant planets, which could reveal if the far-off worlds have oceans and a protective ozone layer - both crucial for life.

YouTuber James Webb of Jimmy's World has revealed how he has started converting Elvis Presley's beloved private plane into an RV after purchasing it at auction for $260,000 in January.

NASA released new photos of the remnants of the Cas A supernova star looking like a Christmas ornament in celebration of the holiday season.

NASA released new photos of the remnants of the Cas A supernova star looking like a Christmas ornament in celebration of the holiday season.

NASA's James Web has discovered a dusty star-forming galaxy that appeared 900 million years after the Big Bang. A data visualization shows it as a shrieking monster in deep space.

NASA's James Web has discovered a dusty star-forming galaxy that appeared 900 million years after the Big Bang. A data visualization shows it as a shrieking monster in deep space.

NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope peered into the heart of our Milky Way to snap never-before-seen features of the galactic center teeming with stars and chaotic clouds of gas.

NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope peered into the heart of our Milky Way to snap never-before-seen features of the galactic center teeming with stars and chaotic clouds of gas.

NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope peered into the heart of our Milky Way to snap never-before-seen features of the galactic center teeming with stars and chaotic clouds of gas.

WASP-107b is a Jupiter-sized exoplanet which possesses one of the more bizarre atmospheres ever discovered, according to researchers at the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven in Holland.

NASA's James Webb has spotted the second-farthest galaxy found yet. The system, dubbed Z-13, is located 33 billion light years away from Earth in the region of space called Pandora's Cluster.

The galaxy cluster, officially known as MACS041 and located about 4.3 billion light-years from Earth, was imaged by both Webb and its predecessor the Hubble Space Telescope.

The galaxy cluster, officially known as MACS041 and located about 4.3 billion light-years from Earth, was imaged by both Webb and its predecessor the Hubble Space Telescope.

This baby star or 'protostar' is at the centre of a curious astronomical region called Herbig-Haro (HH) 212, located about 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion.

The US space agency hopes this latest view of the glowing cosmic cloud - made possible with the help of its $10 billion (£7.4 billion) observatory - will help astronomers unravel its puzzling history.

'Hell planet' over 4,400F emits 'enigmatic' light and heat signals, physicists said. The James Webb Space Telescope may help better understand the planet's odd atmosphere

Jupiter-mass binary objects, or 'JUMBOs', are a bizarre new category of worlds that seem to defy classification - and have even left scientists scratching their heads.

Jupiter-mass binary objects, or 'JUMBOs', are a bizarre new category of worlds that seem to defy classification - and have even left scientists scratching their heads.

A chemical compound described as one of the key building blocks of life was detected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on the Jupiter moon's frozen surface.

Herbig-Haro 211 - which is located around 1,000 light-years from Earth in the Perseus constellation - is not actually visible in the image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Herbig-Haro 211 - which is located around 1,000 light-years from Earth in the Perseus constellation - is not actually visible in the image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Professor Leigh Fletcher, from the University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy, said: 'The quality of the new data from JWST is simply breathtaking.'

The Sydneysider - who also broke the world record for donut eating earlier this year - has opened up about how he trains to push his digestive system to the limit.

Dr Michelle Thaller, a NASA scientist, told a New York City gathering that NASA has held meetings to discuss how they should respond if the James Webb telescope spots alien life.

Dr Michelle Thaller, a NASA scientist, told a New York City gathering that NASA has held meetings to discuss how they should respond if the James Webb telescope spots alien life.

Webb's image captures red thread-like dust clouds and lighter orange and yellow regions of ionized gas. The images are fresh data on how stars are forged in stellar nurseries

The photo was taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and reveals new features of the spectacular doughnut-like structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula.

The photo was taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and reveals new features of the spectacular doughnut-like structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula.

Approximately 2,600 lightyears away from Earth, the Ring Nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space.

Approximately 2,600 lightyears away from Earth, the Ring Nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space.

Experts in the UK say the question mark is perhaps less cryptic than it appears - and could simply show two merging galaxies, with one being stretched out by the gravity of the other.

Astronomers have been on the hunt for bright cosmic objects that formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang and JWST may have finally detected what is known as 'dark stars.'

NASA's Webb telescope has detected the oldest supermassive black hole yet, which sits in a galaxy that formed just 570 million years after the Big Bang that occurred 13.8 million years ago.

James Webb detected a new carbon compound in space for the first time. The molecule was found in a young star system about 1,350 light-years away from Earth in the Orion Nebula.

Astronomers from Texas A&M University have discovered complex organic molecules commonly found in smoke and soot in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years from Earth.

It's unclear what's causing the massive plume, although NASA scientists think the ocean on Saturn's moon could be home to some sort of extraterrestrial life.

NASA's James Webb and Chandra X-ray Observatory both captured dazzling views of two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster. By combining the images, they can be seen in their full glory.

For the first time, water vapour has been detected in a comet in the main belt - the rocky ring located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, report NASA and University of Maryland experts.

Incredible new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal a solar system 25 light years away in greater detail than ever before.

NASA's $10 billion telescope is leading the charge to find alien life. James Webb is helping scientists find potentially habitable exoplanets for future missions.

The two galaxies - collectively called Arp 220 - are merging 250 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent).

Six galaxies spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are far too massive to be the age their data suggests they are, according to a University of Texas at Austin scientist.

Uranus is seen in all its glory in a new image snapped by NASA's James Webb telescope, which captured the planet's glowing rings and 27 moons in a single wide-view image.

Professor Sasha Hinkley, an astrophysics expert at the University of Exeter, said it's 'increasingly likely' the tell-tale signs of alien life will be uncovered 'within his lifetime'.

Trappist-1 b is the innermost planet in a solar system that's around 40 light years away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.

The star WR 124 is 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius and was snapped in unprecedented detail by NASA's new $10 billion (£7.4 billion) super space telescope, James Webb.

Elvis Presley's beloved private plane will be transformed into an RV after sitting in a New Mexico desert for nearly 40 years.

Influencer James Webb of Jimmy's World on YouTube purchased the 1962 Lockheed 1329 Jetstar for $260K on what would've been the King of Rock and Roll's 88th birthday on January 8.

'These objects are way more massive​ than anyone expected,' said Joel Leja, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State.

The interstellar space captured by James Webb was of particular interest to researchers at the University of California San Diego, who wanted to learn more about star formation.

The fascinating picture is the latest deep field image taken by the US space agency's new $10 billion (£7.4 billion) observatory, and was analysed by astronomers at the University of Pittsburgh.

This week, Google's AI bot, Bard, presented incorrect information as fact in a promotional video on Twitter, leading to speculation that it had been rolled out ahead of schedule.

Dubbed 'the Sparkler galaxy', it's swallowing up the globular clusters and satellite galaxies that surround it to gradually grow bigger and bigger.

James Webb snapped a stunning image of the coldest ice ever measure in space, which is also found to feature ethane, sulfur, nitrogen and ethanol - the 'building blocks of life.'

MIT shared its annual list of 10 breakthrough technologies that are predicted to change how we live, It features engineered organs for transplant and abortion pills on demand.

Since launching in 2021, NASA's $10 billion (£7.4 billion) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has beamed back astonishing images of the cosmos with unprecedented detail.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released yet another new image, providing new insights into how stars formed in the early universe more than 10 billion years ago.

NASA is closing out the year with a personality-like quiz that asks people to choose their favorite James Webb images to see what their chooses mean about their personality.

China wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia that would rival America's James Webb Space Telescope.

An interstellar row has broken out between the Royal Astronomical Society and Nasa over claims a former boss purged gay staff.

James Webb shared its first images of Titan, which show clouds hanging in the atmosphere that proves it is the only moon in the solar system to have seasonal weather patterns.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured atoms and molecules, along with signs of active chemistry and clouds in the atmosphere of an exoplanet 700 light-years from Earth.

Dubbed 'the Sparkler galaxy', it got its name thanks to the compact objects appearing as small yellow-red dots surrounding it, referred to by Canadian researchers as 'sparkles.'

The US space agency's $10 billion (£7.4 billion) observatory has revealed the ice giant in a whole new light, after capturing the clearest view of the distant planet's rings in more than 30 years.

The James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images of Mars - providing a unique and more detailed look at the Red Planet's atmosphere.

A scientist said we can find alien life outside of our solar system in 25 years, but the James Webb Space Telescope is not quite powerful enough to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed strangely shaped concentric rings around a distant star that they cannot fully explain - with one scientist calling the image 'bonkers.'