However, NASA says recent “lucky” observations by James Webb have revealed that the spectacular rings surrounding this asteroid are home to water ice, marking an exceptional discovery for ...

In October 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) watched as Chariklo, a tiny ringed asteroid, eclipsed a star. This event, called an occultation, marked a first for Webb. At the ...

Scientists using NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope say they've been able to get a closer look at an asteroid that also hosts just the fifth ring system to be discovered in our solar system ...

The Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes join forces to give us this dazzling and colorful view of spiral galaxy NGC 1566: a swirling scaffolding of dense dusty filaments, shining star clusters ...

It was also the first time the public understood how much more powerful Webb is than its predecessor, the Hubble Telescope, which only sees visible light, ultraviolet radiation and near-infrared ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Hubble (left) and Webb (right) images of EGS 23205 at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths. Image: NASA/CEERS/University of Texas at Austin The Webb ...

James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to Hubble Space Telescope. (Image by NASA – depicts full scale model of the Webb telescope) NASA’s James Webb Telescope: US space agency National ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observe a stellar occultation and discover the first clear evidence for ...

The Webb Space Telescope’s latest target is one previously imaged by Hubble: the distant barred spiral galaxy EGS23205. Targets like this one will boost our understanding of the early universe ...