These illuminated dust pockets help astronomers understand how stars interact with their surroundings, especially how dust ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...

Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope has captured grains the size of a single bacterium that'll likely transform into planets.

First discovered in 2009, GJ 1214 b is described by the JWST team as being “sub-Neptune-sized” - smaller than the outermost ...

Discover how NASA’s James Webb Telescope unveiled GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet possibly rich in water vapour and hidden beneath ...

James Webb captures exoplanets disintegrating due to extreme stellar heat, revealing dust trails, chemical clues, and ...

Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study.

James Webb and Hubble reveal HH 30, a young star’s chaotic birth in a cosmic nursery, shedding light on dust movement, jets, ...

Why it's so special: This James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image has helped astronomers untangle a long-standing mystery about how planets form. The mystery arose more than 20 years ago ...