"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

It's also examining intriguing planets in our galaxy ... Capturing more light allows Webb to see more distant, ancient ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in ...

The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan.

“There's a big overlap between the things that could be planets and the things ... Capturing more light allows Webb to see more distant, ancient objects. The telescope is peering at stars ...

Astronomers have discovered not one, but four tiny planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our cosmic neighbor. These planets, each ...

In a rare 'planetary parade', all seven planets will align and be visible from Earth. Best of all, you don't even need a telescope or any special equipment to see our solar system in its full glory.

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way ...