James Webb Space Telescope releases dazzling first science images

Incredibly clear images of the Carina Nebula, the Eight-Burst Nebula, a galaxy cluster called Stephan’s Quintet…

James Webb Space Telescope’s first deep-field image is stunning

The first science image from the James Webb Space Telescope, presented by US president Joe Biden…

10 per cent chance falling rockets will hit someone in next decade

Humans are sending ever more rockets up into space – bits of them falling back to…

How the James Webb Space Telescope's first colour images were made

Joseph DePasquale, the lead image processor for the James Webb Space Telescope, says seeing its first…

The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

We are about to get our hands on the first observations from the world’s most powerful…

7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer

NASA will release the first full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope next week. Here’s…

A passing star shifting Neptune’s orbit could wreck the solar system

If a star flying past our solar system moved Neptune’s orbit by just 0.1 per cent,…

ESA's lunar rovers complete simulated moon trials on Mount Etna

Paving the way for future moon exploration missions, the European Space Agency has been testing its…

Stunning solar prominences shine in photography competition

This photograph of solar features called prominences is one of the dazzling cosmic images shortlisted for…

Asteroid Bennu may have got its spinning-top shape from landslides

Asteroids that are shaped like spinning tops, such as Bennu and Ryugu, may have been slowed…