This is a reflection nebula (technically a bireflection nebula because there are two of them) and is seen in both the Hubble and JWST observations. That nebula is roughly 90 billion kilometers ...

For over two decades, astronomers have been perplexed by the existence of planetary-mass objects, or PMOs, celestial bodies ...

Deep in space, mysterious wanderers roam freely — of planetary masses yet not hosted by stars. These celestial nomads, called ...

Star clusters are formed when gravity pulls young stars together, forcing them to orbit each other. A star cluster can ...

The Orion Nebula. Credit: NASA ... with beauty shots from the Webb telescope is a simple frequency shift. The JWST makes its most important observations in the infrared, which human eyes can ...

The James Webb Space Telescope was late to launch ... are part of the Eagle Nebula, an active star-forming region about 6,000 light-years away. The enormous pillars of gas are studded with ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST ... That narrow jet is surrounded by a wider, cone-shaped outflow. A wide nebula that reflects light from the young star encloses this outflow.

A general view of the Orion Nebula during the planet parade or planetary alignment when four planets are visible to the naked eye on the evening sky in Sparta N.C. on January 25, 2025.