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Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using NASA's Webb Space Telescope, but don’t expect the new record to last long: Scientists say Webb has already spotted other black holes that appear to be even more distant.
The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.
The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.
Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA's Webb Space Telescope, with rings aglow in the latest interplanetary snapshot.
For the first time, scientists have utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to identify a significant carbon molecule in space.
A fresh supernova has emerged in the nighttime sky, and a telescope in Hawaii has captured the aftermath of this cosmic event.
The James Webb Telescope has captured images of a galaxy undergoing star formation, wildfires from Canada continue to shroud New York City in …
Scientists have discovered an ancient galaxy located 25 million light years away, and it may contain a supermassive black hole at its core.
The James Webb Telescope has detected water vapor around the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b, located 26 light-years away from Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope makes more discoveries thanks to a camera designed at the University of Arizona and key roles of local scientists.
One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillar…
Neptune and its rings haven't looked this good in decades. NASA released new glamour shots of the planet taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers and astrophysicists say this will change everything we thought we knew about nebulae.
Incredible images of a phantom galaxy were captured by the James Webb telescope and Hubble.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of the planet Jupiter showing two tiny moons, faint rings and auroras at the no…
: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced a detailed image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, providing insights on its evolution over billions o…
University of Arizona astronomers have been involved with the Webb Space Telescope from the start, and even they were stunned by the first images.
NASA unveiled new images today from its powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star. See them here.
NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.
The picture is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe.
The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Monday — with the University of Arizona playing a big role — is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured.
Here’s what we should expect to see in its historic first images of the universe.
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday.
The University of Arizona team's discovery marks the first time the debris cloud from such a collision has been observed and measured.
If the James Webb Space Telescope "were sitting here in Tucson, you could take a picture of a basketball in Albuquerque, New Mexico," a University of Arizona scientist said in describing its power.
NASA's Webb Space Telescope has successfully powered up its instruments and will soon start calibrating its mirror with help from University of Arizona researchers.
Tucson-based 4D Technology developed special measurements instruments for the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope.
As it turns out, designing the main camera for NASA’s new $10 billion space telescope is a little like that Tom Petty song. The waiting is the hardest part.
When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, astronomers around the world are expecting to find the unexpected, said Sara Seager,…