Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope offers sharper images, efficient light use, and the ability to find Earth-like planets.

THERE are planets beyond our own that could be hiding untouched paradises.  Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is just one of them – and ...

James Webb Space Telescope detects frozen water in a distant young star system, revealing a Kuiper Belt–like icy debris disk.

A groundbreaking discovery confirmed by NASA surrounding a young star offers new insights into planet formation and the role ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

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

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 planet, the rare good news raised hopes humanity could soon ...

A galaxy remarkably similar in shape to our own Milky Way, yet significantly bigger and dating back to the universe's infancy ...