"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

On Christmas Day 2021, alongside other astronomers, I watched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launch from French Guiana and begin its month-long journey to its destination, 1.5 million ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Astronomers have discovered a vast, dense cluster of massive galaxies just 1 billion years after the Big Bang, each forming ...

The JWST tracks a path right-to-left across the eastern horizon in the hours following sunset in January. On Jan. 19 it will ...

A nearby active galaxy called VV 340a offers a dramatic look at how a supermassive black hole can reshape its entire host.

James Webb Space Telescope has delivered stunning views of the "gravitationally distorted realms" of the El Gordo galaxy ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...

Astronomers have captured the most dramatic view yet of a planet losing its atmosphere, watching the ultra-hot gas giant WASP ...

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will reach perihelion during a close solar approach on January 20, 2026, increasing brightness and defining its visibility timeline.

Astronomers believe this barred spiral galaxy could be the oldest example of its kind ever observed. Research led by Daniel ...