The potential discovery of life elsewhere is down to the unprecedented sensitivity of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a magnetar a supermagnetic neutron star speeding across our galaxy. Its name? SGR ...

A fog of long-wavelength infrared light could be produced by dusty, star-forming galaxies that have remained hidden — until now, that is.

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life ...

Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer & Director: James ...

The rotating model, which does not break any known law of physics, suggests the universe could spin around once every 500 billion years. This would be far too slowly to detect easily, but enough to ...

As part of ESA/Hubble's 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series ...

Euclid's first data release offers a breathtaking glimpse into our universe, revealing over 26 million galaxies and ...

A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the charming Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the ...

Spend 8 minutes with an image that has changed astronomy forever - the first-ever deep field view of galaxy cluster SMACS ...