"This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe." ...

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

A 'prelude to a supernova' is how NASA describes this stunning new James Webb Space Telescope image of Wolf-Rayet Star WR 124. Travel 15,000 light years in this zoom-in to see the amazing look. Credit ...

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.

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

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, ...

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

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed mid-infrared image of the Sombrero galaxy, revealing new features and challenging previous observations of this well-known celestial object.

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 ...

If a pair of black holes coalesce into one, much of that vast energy can be released in a few seconds.

The small organic molecules that were detected could be important for prebiotic chemistry.

Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured unprecedented details on the Red Spider Nebula. For the first time, the new view reveals the nebula's ...