So, the curved shape that made the question mark could be a tidal tail. The image taken by the telescope, released last month, shows Herbig-Haro 46/47, which is a star forming cloud, Caplan explained.

Last year, the James Webb Space Telescope fortuitously spotted the unmistakable shape of a question mark across the sky. The uncanny feature was captured lurking at the bottom of an image of a ...

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a pair of actively forming stars. But many people are more curious about the tiny question mark visible toward the bottom of the frame.

Scientists say the question-mark-shaped structure seen in a new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is likely the merger of two or more galaxies. (J. DePasquale / NASA, ESA, CSA,) ...

Two of our galaxy’s most famous stars were recently photobombed by what appears to be a celestial question mark. The symbol was spotted in a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...

SPACE – A new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is leading to a giant question – or moreover one about a giant question mark.The photo was released by the European Space Agency on July 26.

That question mark, our profound cosmic ignorance, is one of the great gifts of science. Dennis Overbye joined The Times in 1998, and has been a reporter since 2001.