In terms of its impact JWST’s new image is something a rival to the iconic Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UDF) and the follow-up Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (XDF), which transformed astronomers’ view ...

"We are literally mapping the entire celestial sky in 102 infrared colors for the first time in humanity's history." ...

A deep field image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun.

For instance, the most distant objects in JWST's first deep-field view — which appear red because light traveling such a distance had been stretched out — presented targets for research on the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in ...

Soon after it came online in 2022, Webb observations revealed a population of tiny red objects dubbed little red dots (LRDs).

"The deep field image fills me with wonder and ... enhanced their planet-hunting capabilities, and the James Webb Space Telescope makes more such discoveries almost inevitable.

One of the most distant and, thus, earliest star-killing supernovas ever seen has been discovered by astronomers with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). After the Big Bang, around ...

The Webb Telescope is often thought of as a tool for astrophysics, but these early results suggest that it will be just as pivotal in the field of planetary astronomy. “JWST can see in ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is known for looking deep into the universe with an unprecedented level precision and sensitivity. But its images aren't only scientifically useful — they're also ...