Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

Discover how NASA’s James Webb Telescope unveiled GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet possibly rich in water vapour and hidden beneath ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

First discovered in 2009, GJ 1214 b is described by the JWST team as being “sub-Neptune-sized” - smaller than the outermost planet in our Solar System, but larger than the Earth. It has a radius ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has had an impact on astronomy since ... "And, we can now answer those sorts of questions for a wider range of planets, including smaller sub-Neptune and ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos ... is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, and Neptune's orbit is 60 astronomical units in diameter.

HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals unprecedented details of it.

(THE CONVERSATION) If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans ...

The team tested their model by examining three quasars observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. The model successfully matched the observed parameters of these distant objects. The next step is ...