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

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

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of ...

Scientists say it's the earliest galaxy seen doing this (so far). Astronomers have caught an immensely ancient galaxy ...

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

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 ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...

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 ...

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

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