James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has completed assembling the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, a powerful infrared observatory set to scan vast cosmic regions, raising anticipation about what it may soon uncover about dark energy and distant worlds.

James Webb Telescope spots a black hole "runaway" through Cosmic Owl galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope confirms first runaway supermassive black hole racing through Cosmic Owl galaxies, proving violent mergers can eject galaxy cores at astonishing speeds across deep space.

NASA's James Webb and Curiosity enter TIME magazine's "Hall of Fame"

NASA’s Webb telescope and Curiosity rover inducted into TIME Hall of Fame, celebrating decades of scientific achievement, discovery and groundbreaking space exploration impact.

Rare supernova from 730 million years after the Big Bang spotted by JWST

A distant gamma-ray burst has led astronomers to a rare supernova from the Universe’s early years, revealed by JWST. But why does this ancient star look surprisingly modern?

Indian scientists spot 12-billion-year-old Milky way-like galaxy in Webb images

A new study reports a massive ancient galaxy. It formed when the universe was very young. The universe today is 13.8 billion years old.

Webb telescope reveals hidden companion that may sculpt Red Spider Nebula

Webb reveals image of Red Spider Nebula with its hidden bubbles, dust patterns and a possible companion star. The study of image offers new insight into how dying Sun-like stars shape space.

James Webb spots cosmic embryo: Four dust shells spiralling around Apep’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ triple stars

Apep was first spotted in optical light in 2018. Only the innermost spiral was visible through early images. JWST’s MIRI instrument has now revealed several faint spirals.

The James Webb Space telescope may have spotted the Universe’s first-ever stars

The distant galaxy LAP1-B shows extremely old activity, and its light moved 13 billion years to reach JWST.

Birds vs Artoo-Detoo: How starlings beat parrots at galactic sound mimicry

With a mass of around 100 million Suns, BiRD is far from little. It belongs to a mysterious group of distant objects known as “little red dots”.

Star Wars-like system discovered with 3 Earth-sized planets orbiting twin suns

The twin stars in TOI-2267 orbit each other closely, forming what scientists call a “compact binary”. One of its planets resembles the desert world Tatooine from Star Wars, famous for its double sunsets.

3I/ATLAS sending Fibonacci Signal 8 • 13 • 8 • 5 • 13 • 8 with mysterious message ‘The Gate Awaits,’ new claims suggest

3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on 29 October 2025, coming within 1.8 astronomical units, or around 167 million miles.

How Australian scientists sharpened James Webb Telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

After applying the correction, Webb captured sharper images of the star HD 206893, revealing a faint planet and a reddish-brown dwarf previously unseen.

NASA confirms 6,000 alien planets detected outside our solar system

NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space Telescope has already examined over 100 exoplanet atmospheres.

Are mysterious little red dots spotted by James Webb actually secret black hole stars? Here’s what scientists say

Astronomers first thought these red dots were ancient galaxies. They appeared unusually mature for their early universe age. Scientists believed they formed within 700 million years of the Big Bang.

Astronomers find elusive supermassive black holes cloaked in dust from Cosmic Dawn

The Subaru Telescope first identified unusually bright galaxies. These galaxies showed high-energy emissions but lacked visible quasar signatures.

SwRI-Led team discovers methane gas on distant dwarf planet Makemake

The methane emission is explained by solar-excited fluorescence. Sunlight interacts with methane molecules, causing them to emit light.

Enormous stellar jet erupting from monster star spotted by NASA’s Webb at Milky Way’s edge

NASA’s powerful telescope imaged a seething jet of gases. The eruption flows from a massive protostar in space. It speeds at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour.

NASA’s Webb and Hubble capture a cosmic butterfly in space, watch video here

The object is officially known as IRAS 04302. It is a protostar cocooned within cold gas and dust, hidden from direct view.

Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises astronomers with carbon dioxide-rich coma discovery

Astronomers suggest possible origins for this strange CO₂ ratio. It could have formed under intense ultraviolet radiation exposure.

Could a rectangular telescope instead of a circular one make Earth 2.0 discovery easier? Here’s how it could change the game

Earth is the only planet known to host life. All living systems depend heavily on liquid water. While single-celled life appeared early, complex life took billions. Human existence is tiny compared to Earth’s age.

Astronomers spot carbon-heavy disk around young star, challenging planet formation models

Conventional models predict water vapour in a disk’s inner regions, as icy pebbles drift inward and vaporise. But Webb’s MIRI instrument revealed a strong carbon dioxide signal instead.

From gemstones to fiery grime: James Webb captures clues to Earth’s origins in dazzling butterfly nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the Butterfly Nebula. It lies 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

NASA’s SPHEREx and Webb spot water and CO2 on glowing interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS beyond the Solar System

NASA announced that its SPHEREx mission recently recorded detailed observations of comet 3I/ATLAS.

A new hidden moon has been found orbiting Uranus by NASA's James Webb Telescope

The discovery raises Uranus’ total moon count to 29. This is the 14th small inner moon found within the planet’s complex system.

NASA’s Webb spots mysterious planet orbiting star Near Alpha Centauri

Astronomers spotted a dim object more than 10,000 times fainter than the star. It was located about twice the distance between Earth and the Sun.