Thanks to JWST, we've learned key details about methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life — on ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope for the largest and deepest sample of galaxy groups, some of which were up to ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed the existence of the first known planet closely ...

It is a small area of the sky, equivalent to holding a square of one millimeter by one millimeter at arm’s length. But tens ...

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.

What's more, no exoplanets with emission spectra cooler than 275 K (1.85 °C; 35.33 °F) - comparable to Earth - have been ...

The signal from the planet’s atmosphere has reached what scientists call “three-sigma” certainty, meaning there’s about a 0.3% chance the detection happened by accident. For scientists to confidently ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive ...

Astronomers published evidence of possible biosignatures on the planet K2-18b earlier this month, but another look at the ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove ...