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.

• Sep 25

NASA scientists probe Earth-like planet for atmosphere, water

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

• Sep 9

Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula

The Cat's Paw Nebula is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, near the constellation Scorpius.

• Jul 10

James Webb telescope captures images of possible newly discovered exoplanet

The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured evidence of it.

• Jun 26

Hubble's replacement

The "Hubble repairman" explains why the telescope's replacement, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be a million miles from Earth - too far to be repaired

• Oct 1, 2017
• 01:34

Webb telescope captures images of Jupiter's auroras in stunning detail

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.

• May 12

NASA releases stunning space photos to mark Hubble anniversary

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.

• Apr 24

Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life on distant planet

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.

• Apr 17

Dying star's "previously unseen layers" visible in new NASA image

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers a detailed, never-before-seen look at a dying star.

• Apr 15

"City-killer" asteroid has slim chance of striking moon, experts say

The 2024 YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

• Apr 2

Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says

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.

• Mar 17

Odds of "city-killer" asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 rise, then fall again, NASA says

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

• Feb 21

Webb telescope captures stunning new image of the "Sombrero galaxy"

The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth.

• Nov 26, 2024

Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide on surface of Pluto's largest moon

Researchers used observations from the Webb Telescope to identify carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon.

• Oct 1, 2024

James Webb Space Telescope captures galaxies merging

The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.

• Jul 12, 2024

NASA celebrates Webb telescope anniversary

It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.

• Jul 12, 2024
• 05:25

Hubble Space Telescope faces setback, but should work for years, NASA says

Despite being down to two operational gyroscopes, Hubble is still expected to operate well into the 2030s, NASA said.

• Jun 5, 2024

Earliest and most distant known galaxy spotted by James Webb telescope

The galaxy was spotted as astronomers and scientists studied what's known as "Cosmic Dawn."

• May 31, 2024

Webb telescope helps solve longstanding mystery of "puffy" planets

Studying the atmosphere of a "puffy" exoplanet about 200 light-years from Earth may have unraveled a confounding cosmic mystery.

• May 21, 2024

Thick atmosphere detected around planet twice as big as Earth

The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere.

• May 8, 2024

New NASA images show iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail

The Horsehead Nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our skies," is located in the constellation Orion.

• Apr 30, 2024

Dazzling Webb telescope images reveal "ghostly glow" of newborn stars

Two new images from the James Webb Space Telescope offer an unprecedented view of a stellar nursery in the Triangulum galaxy, about 2.73 million light-years away.

• Mar 11, 2024

Webb telescope "unlocks secrets" of far-away galaxy

Two teams of researchers studying a galaxy through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted the most distant active supermassive black hole ever found.

• Mar 5, 2024

See NASA's newly-captured "treasure trove" of 19 spiral galaxies

The new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are "mind-blowing even for researchers who have studied these same galaxies for decades," one scientist said.

• Jan 30, 2024

The James Webb Space Telescope's continued gifts

In the two years since the telescope was blasted into orbit, it has performed like a champ, capturing phenomenal images of the heavens and collecting data about distant planets – and scientists say it will continue for decades.

• Dec 24, 2023

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