Mission news and discoveries
What Are Hubble and Webb Observing Right Now? NASA Tool Has the Answer (NASA)March 07, 2024
NASA Astronomer Sees Power in Community, Works to Build More (NASA)February 23, 2024
Glowing Cloud Points to a Cosmic Collision (NASA)February 20, 2024
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone (NASA)February 01, 2024
Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb (NASA)December 26, 2023
NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus (NASA)December 18, 2023
NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf (NASA)December 13, 2023
Searching for Biosignature Gases with WebbNovember 30, 2023
Assessment of NASA’s NExSS Research Coordination NetworkNovember 28, 2023
NASA’s Webb Telescope Improves Simulation Software (NASA)October 31, 2023
The Earth as a Transiting ExoplanetOctober 19, 2023
NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa (NASA Goddard)September 23, 2023
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b (NASA Goddard)September 11, 2023
Webb Detects Water Vapor in Rocky Planet-Forming Zone (NASA Goddard)July 24, 2023
NASA Science Live: Webb's First YearJuly 14, 2023
Webb Telescope Finds No Signs of a Thick Atmosphere Around a Second TRAPPIST-1 Planet (Many Worlds)June 29, 2023
Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule (NASA Goddard)June 27, 2023
Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet (NASA Goddard)June 21, 2023
Webb Maps Surprisingly Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus (NASA Goddard)May 30, 2023
NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet (NASA Goddard)May 16, 2023
NASA’s Webb Takes Closest Look Yet at Mysterious Planet (NASA JPL)May 11, 2023
Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More (NASA Goddard)May 10, 2023
Webb Finds Water Vapor, But From a Rocky Planet or Its Star? (NASA Goddard)May 01, 2023
What Webb is Learning About Exoplanet AtmospheresApril 13, 2023
NASA’s Webb Measures the Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet (NASA Goddard)March 28, 2023
NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet (NASA Goddard)March 23, 2023
Webb Spots its First Earth-Sized ExoplanetJanuary 31, 2023
A New Method to Detect Exoplanet Atmospheres with WebbJanuary 24, 2023
Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry (NASA Goddard)January 24, 2023
2022 in AstrobiologyJanuary 03, 2023
Exploring Nitrous Oxide as a Sign of LifeDecember 29, 2022
The Search for Habitable, Earth-Sized Planets around SPECULOOS-2December 27, 2022
Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Find (NASA Goddard)December 16, 2022
The Cosmos, As Viewed By The James Webb Space TelescopeDecember 04, 2022
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before (NASA Goddard)November 22, 2022
The Virtual Planetary Lab and Its Search for What Makes an Exoplanet Habitable, or Even InhabitedSeptember 23, 2022
NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet AtmosphereAugust 26, 2022
NASA Scientists Study How to Remove Planetary 'Photobombers' (NASA Goddard)August 17, 2022
Exoplanet Clouds: 'Jewels' of New Knowledge (NASA JPL)August 16, 2022
Astronomy Data and the Search for Habitable WorldsAugust 03, 2022
First Images from the Webb Space Telescope (NASA)July 12, 2022
NASA’s Webb Reveals Steamy Atmosphere of Distant Planet in Detail (NASA)July 12, 2022
NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet (NASA)July 11, 2022
The Search For Life: Are We Alone?June 21, 2022
MIRI’s Sharper View Hints at New Possibilities for Science (NASA)May 10, 2022
NASA’s Webb In Full Focus, Ready for Instrument Commissioning (NASA)April 29, 2022
Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 ExoplanetsMarch 21, 2022
Day of Discovery: 7 Earth-Size PlanetsFebruary 22, 2022
NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next StepsJanuary 21, 2022
The Amazing Unfurling Of The James Webb Space TelescopeJanuary 03, 2022
Track the Webb Telescope and Follow its Deployment (NASA)December 27, 2021
NASA's Webb Telescope Launches to See First Galaxies, Distant Worlds (NASA)December 25, 2021
NASA, Partners Complete Webb Rocket Rollout (NASA)December 24, 2021
The James Webb Telescope and Exoplanet ScienceDecember 23, 2021
James Webb Launch Moves to Dec. 24 (NASA)December 14, 2021
Join the Webb Space Telescope Global NASA Social! (NASA)December 07, 2021
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Arrives in French Guiana After Sea Voyage (NASA)October 12, 2021
NASA Announces Virtual Webb STEAM Day Event for Students, Educators (NASA)September 23, 2021
NASA’s Webb to Explore Forming Planetary Systems (NASA Goddard)September 22, 2021
NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch (NASA)September 08, 2021
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Completed Testing (NASA Goddard)August 26, 2021
NASA’s Webb to Explore a Neighboring, Dusty Planetary System (NASA)July 26, 2021
NASA’s Search for Life: Astrobiology in the Solar System and BeyondJune 25, 2021
Webb’s Golden Mirror Wings Open One Last Time on Earth (NASA Goddard)May 11, 2021
NASA's Webb to Study Young Exoplanets on the EdgeApril 22, 2021
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope General Observer Scientific Programs SelectedMarch 30, 2021
Distant Planet May Be On Its Second Atmosphere, NASA's Hubble FindsMarch 12, 2021
A Close Exoplanet Found That May Have An Atmosphere Ideal For StudyMarch 05, 2021
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests to Prepare for LaunchMarch 02, 2021
James Webb Space Telescope User Committee: Call for NominationsJanuary 28, 2021
21 Ways to Celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope Launch in 2021January 06, 2021
NASA’s Webb Telescope Looks Back on 2020 Engineering MilestonesJanuary 05, 2021
The Cosmic Dust in Your BonesNovember 18, 2020
Superflares and the Habitability of PlanetsOctober 08, 2020
NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star (NASA)September 16, 2020
Giada Arney, Research Space Scientist, Will Look for Life on Exoplanets (NASA Goddard)August 26, 2020
NASA's Webb Telescope Will Study Jupiter, Its Rings, and Two Intriguing MoonsAugust 03, 2020
NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch DateJuly 17, 2020
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Comprehensive Systems TestJuly 13, 2020
Close and Tranquil Solar System Has Astronomers ExcitedJuly 02, 2020
Are Planets with Oceans Common in the Galaxy? (NASA Goddard)June 18, 2020
Studying Sub-Neptune Atmospheres with James WebbMay 04, 2020
New Technique May Give NASA’s Webb Telescope a Way to Quickly Identify Planets with OxygenJanuary 06, 2020
Apply for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission"September 25, 2019
ExoClimes V Presentations Now Available On-Demand!September 09, 2019
NExSS 2.0May 13, 2019
NASA Selects New Mission to Explore Origins of UniverseFebruary 18, 2019
Picking Planets from the TESS CatalogFebruary 06, 2019
National Academies Strategic DocumentsDecember 20, 2018
Searching for Life in the Great BeyondNovember 27, 2018
A Planet Near the Gap Between Super-Earths and Sub-NeptunesNovember 19, 2018
Eliminating Oxygen False Positives for Habitable PlanetsNovember 15, 2018
Science Strategies Chart Course for Detecting Life on Other WorldsOctober 19, 2018
Technosignatures and the Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceOctober 18, 2018
Inferring Planetary and Stellar Properties in SpectraSeptember 25, 2018
Exoplanet Science StrategySeptember 21, 2018
15,000 Galaxies in One ImageAugust 21, 2018
Small Planets around a Bright Young Field StarAugust 16, 2018
The Search for Life: Utilizing Science to Explore our Solar System and Make New DiscoveriesAugust 07, 2018
Exoplanet Fomalhaut b On the MoveMay 07, 2018
TESS: NASA's Next Planet Hunter Takes to the SkyApril 18, 2018
The Just-Approved European ARIEL Mission Will Be First Dedicated to Probing Exoplanet AtmospheresApril 02, 2018
The Transit Light Source EffectFebruary 19, 2018
Venus' Role in Understanding Habitable WorldsFebruary 08, 2018
New Clues to Compositions of TRAPPIST-1 PlanetsFebruary 06, 2018
False Positives, False Negatives; The World of Distant Biosignatures Attracts and ConfoundsJanuary 29, 2018
Atmospheric Beacons of Life from Exoplanets Around G and K StarsDecember 05, 2017
CATSUP for Nearby StarsNovember 22, 2017
Furthering the Hunt for Habitable Planets with StatisticsSeptember 22, 2017
Kepler Has Taught Us That Rocky Planets Are CommonJuly 03, 2017
Where Is the Habitable Zone for M-Dwarf Stars?June 30, 2016
Could Earth’s light blue color be a signature of life?May 06, 2016
Identifying Planetary Biosignature ImpostorsApril 19, 2016
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Fully AssembledFebruary 03, 2016
NASA’s NExSS Coalition to Lead Search for Life on Distant WorldsApril 24, 2015