From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 may be fiction rather than fact. When you purchase through links ...

James Webb, astronomy's new super space telescope, has taken another major step to full operational capability. The $10bn successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is now fully focused and aligned.

The infrared telescope, which cost $9 billion, is expected to revolutionise astronomy by allowing scientists to see even deeper into space, with greater clarity than ever before. Nasa said that, by ...

In this interview, Iraqi-British theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili discusses significant questions regarding consciousness, the existence of God, the nature of time, and quantum mechanics. He also ...

Spectacular and groundbreaking snapshots of the early cosmos gripped the world earlier this week when NASA released the first images from its new super space telescope. James Webb captured an ...

Nasa is preparing to launch a space telescope that will see further into the Universe than anything else ever built. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken 30 years and $10bn (£7.5bn) to ...

Located approximately 4,000 light-years from Earth, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is a massive star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. The James Webb Space Telescope far surpasses the abilities of ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed yet another marvel from deep in outer space. A galaxy named MoM-z14 has taken the title of most distant galaxy the telescope has captured. It is a ...

Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. When fully operational this summer, the James ...

The telescope will be able to see just about anything in the sky. However, it has one overriding objective - to see the light coming from the very first stars to shine in the Universe. These pioneer ...