A spiral galaxy's brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA's Webb Space Telescope.

A 'prelude to a supernova' is how NASA describes this stunning new James Webb Space Telecope image of Wolf-Rayet Star WR 124.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something that shouldn’t exist—at least not so early in the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy ...

See composite views of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxy is 500 million light years ...

Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy. However, most of them are effectively ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals a hot rocky exoplanet surface. Learn JWST exoplanet findings, basalt crust, and first-ever ...

A scorching, airless world just 48 light-years away is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the geology of distant planets ...

Discovered in 2017 by Pan-STARRS atop Halealakalā on Maui, ʻOumuamua was the first confirmed interstellar visitor. Its ...

A nearby “super-Earth” is giving scientists a rare look at the bare surface of a distant world, and it’s far from Earth-like.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be unveiled as the agency prepares to launch the observatory into the cosmos potentially in 2026.