THERE are planets beyond our own that could be hiding untouched paradises.  Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is just one of them – and ...

The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered ...

James Webb recently peered at an alien world that could harbor life. Scientists are starting to ponder the impact of such a seismic discovery.

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Ricardo Hueso (UPV/EHU) and Judy Schmidt | edi ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Naturally, the aurora on our solar system's largest planet is hundreds of times brighter and more energetic than our own Northern lights.

One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

The new calculations, described in a paper published Tuesday (May 20) in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that just 3.8 ...

Even at the present time, when humanity possesses extremely modern giant ground observatories, as well as advanced space ...