The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025 New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. Space · Dec 26, 2025
Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery. LiveScience · Oct 13, 2025
A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets. Space · Aug 28, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon' Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth. Space · Apr 24, 2025
‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC3132, and smack in the middle were two bright stars. The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022
How James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe Looking back in time might sound like a strange concept, but it’s what space researchers do every single day The Hindu · Jul 18, 2022
A cosmic time machine: how the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images such as the one below give us a chance to see faint distant galaxies as they were more than 13 billion years ago. The Conversation · Jul 17, 2022