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

The James Webb Space Telescope imaged the core of star cluster IC 348, where astronomers discovered three free-floating brown ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's s MIRI and NIRCam instruments have captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 2090. The galaxy is about 37 million light years away in the Columbia constellation.

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

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

Recent studies challenge claims of potential alien biosignatures discovered on the exoplanet K2-18b, raising important ...

Patterns seen in MoM-z14 are also common among the most ancient stars in the Milky Way, according to the researchers.

The existence of alien life on planet K2-18b, located 124 light years away, is under scrutiny following recent claims of ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they'd found a molecule in a faraway planet's atmosphere that ...

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

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