On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the new Hubble Space Telescope ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

British-US team detects 'biosignatures' on planet K2-18b, 124 lightyears from Earth, says it is 'closest we have come to ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

It’s about 2.6 times larger than Earth and nearly nine times as massive, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star.

James Webb space telescope appears to observe ‘tipping point’ chemical compounds on planet 124 light years from Earth ...

Scientists have found what they are calling the strongest sign yet of possible life beyond our solar system after detecting ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

In what could become a groundbreaking discovery, scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected what ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has taken a significant leap forward with the discovery of potential life signs on K2-18 b, a planet located 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo. Using ...

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...