Webb has captured the haunting “Exposed Cranium” nebula—an otherworldly cloud shaped by a dying star that looks remarkably like a brain inside a skull.

But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on Dec. 25, 2021, this anniversary marks an im ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals new clues about a mysterious cosmic explosion that defies expectations.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was launched nearly five years ago, and the first images it revealed made waves across the astronomical world. Those images are still among the most relevant pictures ...

"Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new high-resolution map of dark matter, created using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is offering more clues into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered new evidence that sheds light on what scientists know about black holes. Launched ...

The binary system Apep has a stack of four nested dust shells around two Wolf-Rayet stars. A third star creates a wedge-shaped gap in the pattern. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Yinuo Han / Ryan White / ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.

For the first time, scientists have mapped Uranus’s upper atmosphere in three dimensions, tracking temperatures and charged particles up to 5,000 kilometers above the clouds. Webb’s sharp vision ...