What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

NDG-9422, resides a staggering 12.9 billion light-years away, offering us a glimpse into the universe when it was merely 900 ...

Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed the well-known Ring ... The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2024: A new mosaic of the Crab Nebula by the mighty James Webb Space Telescope traces its ... of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?

"The detection of carbon dioxide was a satisfying confirmation of our expectations." Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on ...

We already knew that James Webb’s potential was better than expected. However, seeing its images next to Hubble’s showcases that more. Both images highlight the Orion Nebula’s inner region ...

An artist's illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope observing the cosmos 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA-GSFC / Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab) The James Webb Space Telescope's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made another groundbreaking discovery—a distant galaxy that could help unlock the mysteries of the universe's early stages. Spotted around one billion ...