Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe will be one of the first scientists to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. The Webb ...

When most people imagine traveling to space, they picture breathtaking, colorful swirls or sparkly stars like the images ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, first built as the "eyes and ears" for NASA during the space race, has been ...

PoET and ESPRESSO telescopes are new tools that will eliminate stellar noise and detect Earth-like planets around Sun-like ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is studying Earendel, the most distant star seen in the universe so far. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA The Hubble Space Telescope shocked astronomers when it discovered ...

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, if more detailed analyses verify preliminary observations from the James Webb ...

Scientists from a San Antonio-based research hub have found a new moon orbiting Uranus using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Southwest Research Institute said it discovered a previously unknown ...

Scientists have discovered extraordinary "interstellar tunnels" that create direct pathways from our solar system to distant stellar regions, fundamentally changing our understanding of the space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. This image provided by NASA on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, shows a scene of ...