The telescope primarily detects light in the infrared in order to observe sources such as the first galaxies and protostars.

New images released Wednesday from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light. "It has been three decades since we last saw these ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new high-resolution map of dark matter, created using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is offering more clues into ...

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

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

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. It harbors the "deepest, ...

A new collage from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals eight dazzling examples of gravitational lensing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

When NASA launched its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, scientists hailed the mission as the greatest achievement of its kind in over three decades. Soon, however, scientists noticed a ...

A new high-resolution map of dark matter, created using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is offering more clues into the part the mysterious stuff plays in the formation of universe. The ...