How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?

Take a tour of the amazing Ring Nebula image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for ...

"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...

But, capturing the full scale of what the James Webb Space Telescope is capable of and showcasing it for all to see has been difficult, even with the beautiful images it has delivered. That’s ...

The Webb images show dense sheets of gas and dust stretching across hundreds of astronomical units. NASA's James Webb Space ... but Webb's high-resolution imaging has provided clearer views ...

In yet another historic moment, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever direct image of an exoplanet. The planet in question, known as HIP 65426 b, is between six to 12 times ...

NASA's James Webb Space ... Combining these images into a composite allows Pagan and Joe DePasquale, another science visual developer at the STScI for JWST, to create the full-color images.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is known ... Combining these images into a composite allows Pagan and Joe DePasquale, another science visual developer at the STScI for JWST, to create the full-color ...