The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...

Space is full of weird but wonderful things, from unusual rocks on Mars that don’t actually belong there to hidden structures ...

Spacecraft are assembled in specialized “cleanrooms” that are designed to avoid contamination from dust and microorganisms.

Pandora, the latest in a long portfolio of University of Arizona's space science missions, has cleared its last major ...

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples ...

Astronomers don’t search for life by seeing planets directly — they read the light that passes through their atmospheres.

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this ...