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Recent photographs captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope showcase the formation of young stars within a distinctive ...

Take a tour of the amazing Ring Nebula image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for ...

The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

On July 11, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope finished its commissioning and commenced science operations. In the three ...

Here's everything to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it captured on its three-year anniversary observing the cosmos. To mark Webb's third year of operations, NASA shared an image ...

Despite unprecedented achievements in the 21st century, we seem to have lost our collective awe when it comes to space.