The James Webb Space Telescope's investigations of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 suggest a second star played a hand in ...

"These are the first JWST observations of tidal disruption events, and they look nothing like what we’ve ever seen before." ...

"The formation of planetary systems is not exclusive to stars but might also work around lonely starless worlds." ...

James Webb Space Telescope has delivered stunning views of the "gravitationally distorted realms" of the El Gordo galaxy ...

How can identifying land on exoplanets help scientists better understand whether an exoplanet could harbor life? This is what ...

A recent snapshot by the James Webb Space Telescope captured the structure and shape of NGC 6072, which was described as 'a ...

Signs of life on K2-18 b are revisited as a new NASA-led study finds no conclusive evidence for dimethyl sulfide, tempering ...

What can dormant black holes teach astronomers about tidal disruption events (TDEs), which is the bright flash observed when a black hole consumes a star t | Space ...

Ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere sometimes align just right to create various striking visual effects, from a halo around ...

Modelling suggests that data collected by JWST will be able to distinguish between planets that are molten to the core and those that are not.

Unusual light shows like sun dogs may not be exclusive to Earth’s atmosphere, according to a new Cornell study. Researchers ...

Webb's Near-Infrared Camera view shows at least two or three distinct outflows of gas — jets stretching in different directions — plus a disk of compressed material forming along the middle, likely ...