Astronomy

Revised calibrations for the James Webb Space Telescope’s instruments are bedeviling researchers studying the distant universe

New books reviewed on the power of doubt, 1970s science-fiction icons, consciousness, interstellar travel, and more

September 26 marks an unmissable chance to view the massive planet Jupiter, whose opposition and perigee very rarely coincide

See a stunning new view of Neptune’s rings and oddball moon Triton from the James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope’s snapshots of a giant world orbiting another star show that the observatory is performing even better than expected and that its best exoplanet images are yet to come

It turns out that making new views of the universe accessible to those with vision impairment has required some deep thought—and carefully chosen words.

Scientific American co-presents a discussion about the past, present and future of the James Webb Space Telescope

Although Betelgeuse is currently a red giant star, astronomers millennia ago reported it as yellow

Webb sees through dust and gas into regions out of reach of optical telescopes such as Hubble, revealing new galaxy views

Members of the public are helping professional astronomers identify nascent planetary systems