A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands of glittering galaxies that it spied by peering through ...

The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into the deepest cosmos and reveal new insights about the early universe. It's ...

Once mistaken for a fuzzy star cluster, the stunning Squid Galaxy—formally known as Messier 77—has transformed in the eyes of astronomers over the centuries. Originally discovered in the 1700s by ...

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar The telescope's observations have also led astronomers to discover previously ...

When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

The telescope launched in 2023 ... Yet the early data already offers hints about the overall structure of the universe known as the "cosmic web," project scientist Valeria Pettorino said.

A Pocahontas County landmark is getting an extreme makeover. The world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in ...

A newborn star, a blast of glowing gas, and a distant spiral galaxy — all caught in one stunning snapshot by the James Webb Space Telescope. This rare cosmic overlap forms a swirling, colorful image ...

An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex ...