James Webb Space Telescope

Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen

Artist’s impression of a field of Population III stars 100 million years after the big bangNOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani The…

3 months ago

New Study Challenges Signs of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

Expectations were high at the start of this month when a group of University of Cambridge astronomers reported they had…

10 months ago

Astronomers Detect Methane in the Atmosphere of the Nearest T Dwarf Star to Earth

The scientists have found methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18 −101000.5, the T dwarf closest to Earth. The study…

10 months ago

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

A galaxy nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle has been detected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, marking a significant discovery. According…

1 year ago