Astronomers have studied the star formation process for decades. As we get more and more capable telescopes, the intricate details…
The latest JWST deep-field image provides a breathtaking view of Pandora's Cluster, which was previously imaged by Hubble.
While astronomers and engineers were trying to calibrate one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s instruments last summer, they serendipitously…
The James Webb Space Telescope is back to full science operations. One of the telescope’s instruments, the Near Infrared Imager…
The JWST is having a problem. One of its instruments, the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS,) has gone…
AU Microscopii is a small red dwarf star about 32 light-years away. It's far too dim for the unaided human…
After a quarter-century of development, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a smashing success. But senior project scientist John Mather,…
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. That power has led to a…
When the James Webb Space Telescope lifted off from Earth on Christmas Day in 2021, it carried a lot of…
The James Webb Space Telescope is delivering a deluge of images and data to eager scientists and other hungry-minded people.…