The vermilion, amethyst and jade ribbons of the northern and southern lights are some of Earth’s most distinctive features.

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 ...

This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

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 ...

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

That exoplanet is 124 light-years away in the Leo constellation. It's described as much larger than Earth but smaller than ...

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent ...

A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific ...

Mankind has been looking at the stars for millennia, wondering if were alone in the universe. We now have the best proof that ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...

In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...