James Webb Space Telescope

Space

Tiny new moon spotted around Uranus by powerful space telescope

The new moon, still nameless, ups the planet's total moon count to 29.

20/08/2025

Space

Stunning new James Webb images capture Jupiter's 'northern lights'

New images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show details of Jupiter's auroras and how they are formed.

15/05/2025

Space

Scientists find 'strongest sign' yet of possible life on other planet

The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, detected evidence of compounds in the exoplanet's atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living organisms.

17/04/2025

Space

NASA uncovers new clues about the make-up of Pluto's largest moon

Data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveal traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon.

04/10/2024

Space

Why do scientists think this exoplanet smells of rotten egg?

Researchers discovered hydrogen sulfide in its atmosphere which smells of rotten eggs, making it similar to Jupiter.

10/07/2024

Space

Astronomers observe oldest ‘dead’ galaxy with James Webb telescope

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made a new observation of what they say is the oldest galaxy seen to have stopped forming stars.

06/03/2024

Mobility

2 years on, this is what James Webb has taught us about the universe

On January 8, 2022, the James Webb Telescope unfurled its mirror for the first time. Two years on, it has shown us things in the universe we've never seen before.

08/01/2024

Space

Rare solar system discovered with planets' orbits perfectly in sync

The remarkable discovery hints that the solar system has remained undisturbed since it was formed more than four billion years ago.

08/12/2023

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Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope.

16/11/2023

Space

Five things James Webb has taught us a year since its first image

Exactly 12 months ago NASA released the first stunning image captured by the James Webb Telescope, which gave us a new understanding of the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang. Since then, it has helped us shed new light on the entire universe.

12/07/2023

Space

James Webb gets best view yet of hot Earth-like exoplanet

Researchers used the JWST to measure the temperature of a rocky exoplanet in the promising TRAPPIST-1 star system.

29/03/2023

Space

NASA is building James Webb's successor. This is what it will do

NASA's next big space telescope is under construction with help from ESA - and scientists hope it will answer questions about dark matter.

19/03/2023

Space

James Webb Telescope discovers six massive 'universe breaker' galaxies

They're far bigger than was believed possible for galaxies so soon after the dawn of the universe - leaving scientists stunned.

23/02/2023

Mobility

Here’s why 2022 was a milestone year for space exploration

NASA’s moon mission finally got underway in a year jam packed with major steps forward in space exploration.

21/12/2022

Mobility

James Webb takes most detailed look yet at an exoplanet's atmosphere

NASA announced the game-changing, first-ever full reading of the atoms, molecules, and signs of active chemistry in an exoplanet's atmosphere.

25/11/2022

Mobility

'Ocean planet' discovered which could have temperatures right for life

The one-of-a-kind exoplanet, which could support life, orbits a star 100 lightyears from our own planet, Earth.

14/09/2022