NASA’s SPHEREx mission captured its first test images after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in March 2025.

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

Space telescopes like Hubble and Webb have dramatically changed the way we explore the universe, offering unparalleled views ...

Dr. Caitlin Casey, an observational astronomer, has recently joined the physics department at UC Santa Barbara. She co-leads the C.O.S.M.O.S. collaboration — a project distinguished by its deep ...

Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

Last week the James Webb Space Telescope captured a direct image of what they believe to be a previously unknown exoplanet ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began its legendary mission unfolding the secrets of our universe and producing some of the ...

When it comes to star formation, not all galaxies are the same. Some are quenched, meaning they've depleted their star ...

The most distant known example of what astronomers call a “jellyfish galaxy” has been spotted by NASA’s James Webb Space ...

James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...