Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

The JWST is now on a direct course to its destination about one million miles (1.5 million km) from Earth, where it will orbit the Lagrange 2 (L2) point, which is one of five sites in space where ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final orbit, although observations will still have to wait.

When NASA broke the news last week, astronomers and space fans alike did a double take: a brand-new moon hiding around Uranus, spotted not by a fly-by ...

WASP-121b is unlike anything in our Solar System. This giant planet orbits its star so closely that it completes a full orbit in just 30.5 hours. Its dayside reaches a scorching 3000°C, while the ...

JWST directly images a surprise super-Jupiter planet Epsilon Indi Ab is the coldest and oldest exoplanet imaged to date, revealing a potentially intriguing mix of molecules in its atmosphere.

NASA's innovative new James Webb Space Telescope executed its final large course after traveling thousands of kilometers over months.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is exploring the history of the universe, capturing stunning images along the way. Explore JWST in more detail here.

The JWST will be positioned in orbit around Earth at an area called the Lagrange point two (L2), located about 93,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) above the surface of Earth.

On January 24th, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination in space roughly 1 million miles from Earth, where it will observe the most ancient galaxies and stars in the ...