Venus and Saturn came within just a couple of finger widths apart in the sky, reaching their closest alignment on January 17 ...

Astronomers have identified a fourth exoplanet, Kepler-51e, in the Kepler-51 star system using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...

In an extra twist, Mercury is expected to join the lineup later, briefly creating a rare seven-planet alignment. Observing all seven together will be tricky, as Mercury, Saturn, and Neptune will ...

The alignment of seven planets in the night sky has captivated observers for centuries, inspiring awe and curiosity. This ...

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured and amazing view of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104). The galaxy is ...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Astronomers using NASA’s state-of-the-art James Webb Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery of GJ 1214 b, a planet unlike any we've seen before.

Through the lens of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, scientists are zeroing in on the Hubble Constant, a vital ...

Recent astronomical observations by ALMA and JWST have detected emissions from the distant galaxy GHZ2, located over 13 billion light-years away. This groundbreaking discovery provides insights ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered exoplanet GJ 1214 b, situated 48 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. This planet has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere, presenting a ...