Galaxy's largest star formation captured in never-before-seen detail
Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, is densely packed with stars and complex magnetic fields.
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Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, is densely packed with stars and complex magnetic fields.
Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.
The Cat's Paw Nebula is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, near the constellation Scorpius.
The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured evidence of it.
Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.
A British-U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life.
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering mystery about how distant planets form, researchers said.
The image shows "luminous regions" around a newborn star in a strikingly high resolution.
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope revealed "crescent-like structures" within the SN 1987A supernova.
Photons lost in space for 13.8 billion years were stopped in their tracks by a thousand-angstrom thickness of gold coating the 25 square meters of the James Webb Space Telescope, producing out-of-this-world images of the most distant galaxies detected to date.
It's been one year since NASA's powerful James Webb Telescope started bringing stunning images of galaxies far, far away. Brian Hackney reports. (7/12/23)
The stellar nursery in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex features about 50 young stars, all similar to Earth's sun or smaller.
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope takes one of Hubble's most famous images to new heights.
Webb's unprecedented infrared imaging capabilities provide a new glimpse into the farthest planet from the sun.
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has captured incredibly detailed photographs of Jupiter in infrared light, showcasing two moons, two rings and distant galaxies.
Etienne Klein apologized for misleading some Twitter followers with his "scientist's joke."
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope were recently released. KPIX 5's Chief Meteorologist Paul Heggen breaks down the images one by one and discusses their importance.
NASA released more images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful ever launched into space. Mary Lee went to Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto to meet the scientists who built it.
The early release photos provide a taste of the discoveries to come from the $10 billion telescope.
President Biden unveiled the first color image from the James Webb Space Telescope on Monday, a jaw-dropping "deep field" photo capturing the faint light of uncounted suns in thousands of never-before-seen galaxies. Amy Kiley reports.
Scientists say a "missing link" that helps to explain the mysteries of the birth of the universe has been hiding in plain sight.
