At a famous 1950 lunch among physicists, Enrico Fermi wondered, "Where are all the aliens?" How far have we come toward ...

A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits ...

Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...

Researchers interrogated the 'sounds' of a cluster of stars within the Milky Way, uncovering a new technique for astrophysicists to probe the universe and learn more about its evolution.

Stars are the architects of nearly all the chemical elements in the universe, including ones crucial to life as we know it, ...

Curious about what planets look like through a telescope? This guide breaks down what you’ll see based on your telescope’s size, setup, and observing conditions. Plus tips for clearer planetary views.

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...

“The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...

Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The ...

Scientists use martite crystals to date Earth's missing rock record, revealing parts of the Great Unconformity formed 1.4 billion years ago—rewriting geology.

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using ...

There are plenty of planets to spot during April, too. Mars, for example, will be high overhead in the south each evening. You can identify it by its salmon-pink color, and when you do, ponder for a ...