In a spectacle that could rival Star Wars, astronomers have uncovered a breathtaking cosmic event dubbed the "Cosmic Joust," where two galaxies are merging 3.6 billion light-years ...

The Phantom Galaxy (M74) has been imaged in infrared and optical light using the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy is about 32 million light-years from Earth.

Observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile and NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed J0107a's surprising spiral structure, complete with a central bar of ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like ...

Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered mind-blowing discoveries - from ancient galaxies formed just after the Big Bang to brand-new exoplanets, mysterious cosmic structures, ...

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they’d found a molecule in a faraway planet’s atmosphere that could signal life there.

A team of astronomers discovered that planet-forming materials can survive and persist even in some of the most extreme ...

The project cancellation comes after NASA has already invested 15 years and $3.4 billion in the telescope, which is 90% complete.

The galaxy MoM-z14 dates back to 280 million years after the big bang, and the prevalence of such early galaxies is puzzling ...

At long last, particles of water–ice have been discovered in the frozen Kuiper Belt of another star. The discovery, made by ...