James Webb is a space telescope, it has a heat shield, gray sheets that protect it from infrared radiation coming from the sun and Earth. It also has a mirror, the light gathering power of the ...

Space is phantasmagorical.. Astronomers using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to survey distant galaxies spotted an unusual, chance phenomenon called an "Einstein ring." It's not an actual ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.

Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured this mosaic view of the Tarantula Nebula highlighting regions of star formation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. July 12 marks one year since the James Webb Space Telescope's first four images were ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is transforming astronomy with its groundbreaking discoveries. For 12 years, photographer Chris Gunn documented the complex effort to build it.