On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

To estimate distances, the team analyzed the objects' brightnesses across multiple wavelengths to infer redshift, age and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally launched. After a long string of delays and budget overruns, the biggest space telescope ever is on its way to begin unravelling some of the ...

But the microwave view shows only fuzzy temperature spots. The James Webb Telescope, working in infrared light, can zoom in ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate whether the most distant star identified in the universe is, ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in ...

Astronomers searching for some of the universe’s first galaxies have uncovered a surprising case of mistaken identity.

Alexandra Vidyuk, CEO at Beyond Earth Ventures, explores the breakthroughs that the James Webb telescope can bring to ...

Willoughby replied. "Gold reflects infrared." The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched later this month, to be deployed one million miles from Earth. CBS News Now, infrared is a form of heat.

The James Webb Space Telescope has been a long time coming. When it launches later this year, the observatory will be the largest and most complex telescope ever sent into orbit.

The Phantom Galaxy, as photographed by the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI In 1989, NASA began thinking about a successor to the Hubble Telescope.

Marcia Rieke receives funding from NASA. NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They’ll mark the beginning of the next era in ...