By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of ...

NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) captured amazing ...

The James Webb telescope has spotted three gigantic "red monster" galaxies that were spawned soon after the Big Bang. They're ...

It would take the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - about 1 million miles from Earth ... "On Earth, if you have basaltic rocks erupting from mid-ocean ridges deep on the ocean floor, versus those ...

The galaxies, each as vast as the Milky Way, are baffling because most scientific models for galaxy evolution suggest ...

A lunar base could evolve into a fuel depot for deep-space missions, lead to the creation of unprecedented space telescopes, ...

When Voyager 2 performed the first and only close flyby of Uranus in 1986, scientists were left scratching their heads. Now, ...

In astrophotography, I would say 70% is technique and 30% is the equipment. I spent a lot of time learning the technique behind those incredible images of the galaxies, Zubuyer says ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international cooperation of NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies, a ...

While the Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth, the JWST orbits the sun with a keener eye for peering into deep space. “It’s more of a complement to the Hubble than it is a replacement,” said Andrew ...

Dark matter is an essential element of galaxy formation and physics, according to the standard theory of how the universe ...

All the major elements of NASA’s next flagship space telescope are now under one roof as NASA says its development remains on cost and schedule.