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The two gases involved in Webb's observations of the planet are generated on Earth by living organisms

Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of alien life

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system.

Science and Technology • 17 Apr

Images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showed dying stars shrouded in gas and dust

Webb telescope spies hidden stars in stellar graveyard

It was one of the first famous images revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope earlier this year: a stunning shroud of gas and dust illuminated by a dying star at its heart.

News Lens • 08 Dec 22

Dr Paddy Kavanagh from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies spent weeks at Webb Mission Control in Baltimore preparing the telescope for its stunning observations.

Irish astrophysicist reaches for the stars with Webb

NASA's release of images from the James Webb Space Telescope has been thrilling scientists around the world - including the team at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) who had a hand in building it.

Ireland • 12 Jul 22

A nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula

NASA unveils more images from Webb Space Telescope

NASA has started releasing the next wave of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever placed in orbit.

World • 12 Jul 22

The high resolution image shows light captured from galaxies that are more than 13 billion years old

NASA gives view 'deeper into space than ever before'

NASA has revealed the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing the earliest galaxies formed after the Big Bang and a view further back in time than any previous telescope.

Science and Technology • 12 Jul 22

The James Webb is the most powerful space telescope ever built

Webb telescope fully deployed in space

The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase today, unfolding the final mirror panel as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history.

World • 08 Jan 22

The 10-tonne Hubble space telescope was launched in 1990 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery

Gyroscope trouble sees Hubble switch into 'safe mode'

The 28-year-old Hubble space telescope has temporarily suspended operations because of a gyroscope failure

News • 09 Oct 18

James Webb Space Telescope