A team led by scientists at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Colorado made 10 different 40-minute exposures of ...

To estimate distances, the team analyzed the objects' brightnesses across multiple wavelengths to infer redshift, age and ...

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

Astronomers searching for some of the universe’s first galaxies have uncovered a surprising case of mistaken identity.

Alexandra Vidyuk, CEO at Beyond Earth Ventures, explores the breakthroughs that the James Webb telescope can bring to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally launched. After a long string of delays and budget overruns, the biggest space telescope ever is on its way to begin unravelling some of the ...

Willoughby replied. "Gold reflects infrared." The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched later this month, to be deployed one million miles from Earth. CBS News Now, infrared is a form of heat.

Four-and-a-half months after the James Webb Space Telescope's Christmas Day launch, engineers have achieved near-perfect alignment of its complex optical system, setting the stage for final ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the solar system closest to ...

From black holes to baby star nurseries, the universe has never looked more beautiful. The cutting-edge, $10 billion James ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has been a long time coming. When it launches later this year, the observatory will be the largest and most complex telescope ever sent into orbit.

Marcia Rieke receives funding from NASA. NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They’ll mark the beginning of the next era in ...