The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured and amazing view of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104). The galaxy is about 30 million light years away from Earth. Credit: Space.com | NASA, ...

When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant ...

Excitement around the potential discovery of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b is fading as new analyses cast doubt on initial claims.

In April, the scientific world—and the public—was abuzz with the thrilling news that a distant planet called K2-18b might ...

The record-breaking galaxy is revealing secrets about the first stars and their unexpected chemical fingerprints.

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the centennial of quantum mechanics’ framework, Hubble’s 35th anniversary and the legacy of Kanzi the bonobo.

The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered ...

When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant ...

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

The James Webb Space Telescope yielded the largest galaxy group sample ever observed after scanning a patch of sky known as ...