After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors ...

New findings captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest the universe is older by almost double what scientists previously thought. For years, cosmologists thought the universe was ...

SPHEREx will explore the universe in 102 infrared colors, providing unprecedented insights into cosmic origins.

Earth is the only known place where humanity exists — where humanity can exist. It is the only known place where laughter, ...

"We are getting closer to unlocking the secrets of how stars and planets formed in the harsh conditions of the early universe ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope’s best shots ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but smaller than stars — beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever.

For nearly 10 years we’ve been operating in a search mode, and any day we could make a discovery,” said Gray Rybka, a ...

Our planet has a deep gravitational well that keeps ... It's from this basic setup that we organize our searches for life elsewhere in the universe. Sure, there might be exotic environments ...