Agency says molecule only produced on Earth by life may be present on exoplanet 120 light years away, along with molecules suggesting presence of water

In NASA's infrared picture, planet appears dark because sunlight is absorbed by atmosphere's methane, while icy rings shine

WR-124, star 30 times as massive as our sun, photographed shedding dust and gas into space in its final throes before expected explosion

Scientists thought it was an error when they saw super bright dots, indicating fully mature galaxies just 600 million years after Big Bang, suggesting previously unknown fast track

Two super-bright galaxies from universe's earliest years point to stars possibly being formed 100 million years before previously thought, though more data needed to verify claim

'Ejections from stars that are still forming' seen in image of gigantic gold, copper and brown columns in the midst of the cosmos, 6,500 light years from Earth

Pictures taken by James Webb Space Telescope show not only planet's thin rings, but also faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as 7 of its 14 known moons

Pioneering pictures of the exoplanet, called HIP 65426 b, show it to be an uninhabitable gas giant with no rocky surface

James Webb took photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of planet's northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze

The prominent French physicist's attempt at humor did not go down well with his social media followers, forcing him to publicly apologize for the deceptive post