Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's look at the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The image showcase a "small star-forming region" ...

Jupiter's auroras were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, ...

Astronomers have captured the first direct signs of planet formation around the young star HOPS-315, offering a glimpse into ...

Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home ...

Previously, astronomers have observed giant planets, like Jupiter, forming in the giant discs around young stars. According ...

The JWST discovers the Zhúlóng spiral galaxy, as massive as the Milky Way, formed only a billion years after the Big Bang.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

The hunt for potentially habitable rocky planets in our galaxy has been the holy grail of exoplanet studies for decades.

It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...

"It was something I’ve never seen before and I’ve looked at tens of thousands of images of galaxies over my career," he said.