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For the first time, a raging dust storm has been observed by the James Webb Space Telescope on the exoplanet known as VHS 1256b

A "stellar nursery" and a "cosmic dance" are among James Webb's first batch of colour images.

Scientists ‘thrilled and relieved’ to get first images from most powerful space-based observatory ever built

The $10bn successor to Hubble is fully focussed and aligned. It's close now to starting work.

The $10bn successor to Hubble is fully focussed and aligned. It's close now to starting work.

Concerns about high-level winds push the launch of Hubble's successor back a day to 25 December.

Concerns about high-level winds push the launch of Hubble's successor back a day to 25 December.

University of Leicester’s Leigh Fletcher, John Pye and Piyal Samara-Ratna explain the launch plans for the world’s most complex observatory.

Billions of dollars over budget and years late, the most expensive, complex telescope to be sent into space will launch next month. What will it learn?