James Webb Space Telescope performs brain surgery on mysterious ‘Exposed Cranium Nebula’

The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.

These 70 dusty galaxies at the edge of our universe could rewrite our understanding of the cosmos

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated 70 dusty galaxies at the very edge of the universe that challenge our understanding of cosmic evolution.

James Webb Space Telescope spots a stunning ‘cosmic jellyfish’ that could help solve the mysteries of galactic evolution

“This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe.”

How are gas giant exoplanets born? James Webb Space Telescope provides new clues

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to ‘building blocks of life’ in nearby galaxy

“We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models.”

James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant galaxy ever detected: ‘It looks nothing like what we predicted’

“There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions to be explored going forward.”

James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe’s 1st supermassive black holes

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe’s earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.