The Latest Breaking News from James Webb

Submillimeter wavelength radio observations of the Southern Ring Nebula have identified that it's actually a double ring, shaped by the interactions of three stars.

Seen in 2022, a gamma-ray burst nicknamed the BOAT is believed to be the brightest explosion ever witnessed by humanity. But the James Webb Telescope's search for its origins has only thrown up more questions.

The latest capture of the colossal N79 is a dazzling collection of colourful gas clouds and bright starburst

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed gassy baby galaxies in the early universe triggering explosive bouts of star formation, flooding the universe with light.

High-resolution images from cutting-edge space telescope reveal inner region around central white dwarf

Light from ancient galaxies took more than 13bn years to reach Nasa’s £6.8bn James Webb probe and have provided scientists with stunning images

Close-up photo of the birth of a star, in a cloud complex 360 light years away, is released as James Webb Telescope hits milestone

NASA's James Webb Telescope camera discovered a mystery in the form of a comet with water - but no carbon monoxide

Shimmering in purple like a cherry blossom, the cast-off material once comprised the star's outer layer. It was one of the first made by the telescope when it launched in 2021

Huge systems appear to be far larger than was presumed possible so early after big bang, say scientists

Since the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun was discovered in 1995, we have realised that planets and planetary systems are more diverse than we ever imagined. Such distant worlds – exoplanets – give us the opportunity to study how planets behave in different situations. And learning…