A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy from cosmic dawn is rewriting ideas about how fast the Universe built its first galaxies.

Our solar system is on the move, traveling at 828,000 km/h through a galactic structure most people don't know exists. This ...

Earth sits in a harsh galaxy filled with high-energy particles that can strip atmospheres, scramble DNA, and sterilize worlds ...

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky ...

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the galaxy ...

The majority of Americans believe there there is extraterrestrial life. Aliens might marvel at earth's natural beauty but ...

Astronomers have discovered a beautiful, well-formed spiral galaxy from a time when the universe was still very young—only ...

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of ...

"We believe that the universe on very large scales is made of a network-like distribution of galaxies, gas and dark matter," ...

Since the beginning of our species’ history, we have used the stars to propel us forward. The stars allowed us to navigate ...

New analysis of James Webb data shows the reported methane signal on TRAPPIST-1e was likely interference, suggesting the ...

Beyond the local interstellar clouds and their wispy clumps of hydrogen and helium atoms in the form of gas and dust, the ...