Silicon monoxide gas detected by JWST signals the sublimation and recondensation of silicate dust into crystalline minerals. These minerals combine into pebbles, the earliest building blocks of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped provide a snapshot of the formation of a planetary system around a young star for the first time, according to astroboffins.… Along with the Atacama ...

Can planets orbiting M dwarf stars become habitable, or does the star’s activity prevent it? This is what a recent study ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the first asteroid belt seen outside of our solar system and unveiled some cosmic surprises along the way. The space observatory focused on ...

When astronomers pointed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at a faint object orbiting a distant star system, they weren’t expecting to find one of the universe’s strangest chemical ...

For the first time in human history, we're watching a new solar system come to life. Not in theory, but in real, observable detail. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and its incredible ...

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system. Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to ...

What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

Parker Solar Probe Makes History by Touching the Sun 8 million miles above the Sun's surface on December 24, 2024, traveling ...

A planet's habitability is determined by a confluence of many factors. So far, our explorations of potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system have focused exclusively on their position in ...