The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just completed the first of two planned observations of the infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4, which will make a perilously close approach ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could provide the best chance for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect ...

The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational influence. It was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and named after ...

Scientists have finally seen what the "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 looks like. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took a peek at the asteroid scheduled to fly by Earth and Moon at an extremely ...

This Einstein ring offers a glimpse into the warped nature of space and time. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Mahler A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a cosmic mirage ...

Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani star systems — and it was all thanks to a creative use of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Listen to Story The asteroid is one of the smallest ever studied by Webb 2024 YR4 exhibits unique thermal behaviour It is likely due to its rapid rotation and a surface dominated by fist-sized rocks ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a striking example of an Einstein Ring, a phenomenon predicted by general relativity where a distant galaxy's light is gravitationally lensed into a ...

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Betty Webb died on Monday, the Women's Royal Army Corps Association said. She was one of the last surviving codebreakers from Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. Ms Webb, whose first name was ...

Cooper Webb emerged victorious in the most competitive race of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season in Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. Webb earned the holeshot in Saturday night’s ...