This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

NASA's SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has ...

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Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Uranus, the ice-giant planet that tilts dramatically on its side as it orbits the Sun, has long puzzled scientists. When NASA ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an ...

The eerie glow of Neptune's aurora has been revealed for the first time in new images collected by NASA’s James Webb Space ...

In North America, the galaxy will become visible 41° above the north-eastern horizon at around 8:30 p.m. EDT, and continue ...

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a cosmic mirage known as an Einstein ring, where the light ...

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James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.