Scientists have discovered complex organic molecules, including acetic acid and ethanol, frozen in ice beyond the Milky Way, ...

They're important to scientists because they're the chemical precursors to the molecules that build life, such as amino acids ...

Named for the pioneering astrophysicist Vera C. Rubin, whose work confirmed the existence of dark matter, the Vera C. Rubin ...

Complex organic molecules, including methanol and ethanol, have been detected outside the Milky Way, using the James Webb ...

For the first time, scientists have detected complex organic molecules outside our own galaxy, in the ice surrounding a young star, opening new pathways for understanding the chemistry of the universe ...

Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a ...

A team led by a University of Maryland astronomer discovered big complex organic compounds in ices beyond the Milky Way for ...

Astronomers capture first clear image of a star’s double explosion, confirming a rare supernova theory with striking visual ...

Do the building blocks of life exist beyond the Milky Way, and can we identify them? This is what a recent study published in ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.

Astrophysicists have discovered five different carbon-based compounds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, marking a first in ...

Astronomers have discovered that the distant galaxy A1689-zD1 has an unusually low dust-to-gas ratio, using the James Webb ...