The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we'd been awaiting for ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 2283, which is located about 45 million light-years ...

The NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Horse-head Nebula. It is the sharpest infrared ...

The universe is expanding, but two exquisitely precise yardsticks say it’s doing so at two different speeds. That’s not a ...

A fifth planet has been detected within the habitable zone of a neighboring star, where conditions could perhaps support ...

Unlike active galaxies that constantly pull in surrounding material, these black holes lie dormant until a star passes by.

Images from two different telescopes give astronomers a glimpse at the formation of a "new" planetary system around a star ...

Researchers studied the L 98-59 system and confirmed five rocky planets. One is in the habitable zone and may support liquid water.

Finding an exoplanet in a star’s habitable zone always generates interest. Each of these planets has a chance, even if it’s ...