Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is setting aside $350,000 to support Portal Space Systems' expansion into a satellite ...

Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it ...

The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded $350,000 to Bothell-based Portal Space Systems from the Governor’s ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)'s backdrop is dominated by the Eagle Nebula — a vast cosmic structure of dust and hydrogen-rich gas ...

Astronomers are a step closer to cracking one of the secrets of dark energy—the mysterious force believed to be causing the universe's accelerated expansion.

A faint, ancient flash of light detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has broken the record for the most distant ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recently made a historic observation, identifying the earliest supernova ever detected.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope has identified the universe’s most ancient supernova to date. This milestone not only redefines astronomical records but clarifies how the universe’s first ...

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new ...

The telescope observed a supernova that exploded when the universe was only 730 million years old, along with its faint host galaxy.

Thanks to sufficient advance warning, the James Webb Space Telescope was able to study the earliest supernova by far. A gamma-ray burst had announced it.