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 ...

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws ...

Astronomers believe the Sun may have formed alongside a twin star about 4.6 billion years ago in the same stellar nursery — a companion that later drifted into the Milky Way’s outer regions.

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

A recent detection from JWST is being widely discussed. The discoverers suggest that it might be an incredible record-breaker: it could be the oldest galaxy we have ever seen. This is yet to be ...

This year's meteor shower will also coincide with two comets, promising a dazzling celestial display. Here's how to watch.

In late September, 40 amateur astronomers and photographers from all over India converged on the tiny hamlet of Hanle, in ...

Two comets may be visible in tonight's sky. Comet Lemmon and Comet Swan were only discovered this year, and both are visible ...