Mowla, who spotted the galaxy in Webb’s image, was drawn to its gleaming star clusters, because objects that sparkle typically indicate they are extremely clumpy and complicated. Since the galaxy looks like a ‘sparkle’ or swarm of fireflies on a warm summer night, they named it the Firefly Sparkle galaxy.

The James Webb telescope spent another year collecting instantly iconic space imagery. Here are some of our favorites.

Scientists believe NASA's James Webb telescope could allow the space agency to perceive dark matter for the first time to uncover the secrets of the universe that has evaded the hu

A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics.

This month marks three years since the James Webb Space Telescope was first launched, which still feels something like a miracle given how many years of delays it took to finally get it orbiting our planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided a stunning new glimpse into the cosmos, revealing findings that challenge one of the most persistent mysteries in modern astrophysics. For over a decade,