Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal ‘hidden’ stars being born

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the star-forming region W51, resulting in stunning new images.

Spectacular spiral galaxy revealed by James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 4, 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

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.”