Astronomers want to collect as much data as possible using as many systems as possible. Sometimes that requires coordination ...

Woven through the universe are forces, often unseen, that dictate its grand design. For example, at the very heart of nearly ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope captured NGC 346, a star-forming region about 210,000 light years away. One of the features of ...

Gas giants are massive worlds made mostly of hydrogen and helium. They lack solid surfaces, and in our solar system, Jupiter ...

Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff." ...

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.

"There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions ...

Deep inside a nearby galaxy cloaked in thick clouds of gas and dust, astronomers have uncovered a surprising treasure trove ...

Massive stars have an outsized influence on their environment and the galaxies they call home. These behemoths have the highest surface temperatures of any normal stars, so they emit copious amounts ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a new dwarf galaxy, which received designation ...

"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...