The Astronomy & Astrophysics Department at the University of California, San Diego invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to investigate the properties of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and ex...

Isolated planetary-mass objects share their mass range with planets but do not orbit a star. They lack the necessary mass to support fusion in their cores and thermally radiate their heat from formati...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most ambitious project in the history of astronomical investigations. Within the short period of time since it b...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets

The telescope is delivering a cascade of insights about the ‘protoplanetary’ disks where planets take shape. The telescope is delivering a cascade of insights about the ‘protoplanetary’ disks ...