The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals turbulent environments found in Sagittarius C, a core part of our Milky Way galaxy.

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ...

An analysis of star movements from the Gaia spacecraft reveals that the Small Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy bound to ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

The fast-moving gas cloud could help explain the so-called missing satellite problem, if the object is what scientists think ...

In celebration of 35 years spent in orbit around Earth, the Hubble team has released a set of four new images showing the ...

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...