The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, ...

NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven advanced technology partners for its next major mission, the Habitable Worlds ...

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...

What Webb will see The Webb telescope will look at every phase of cosmic history, including the first glows after the big bang that created our universe and the formation of the galaxies, stars and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet using the direct-imaging technique. The host star's light was blocked using a coronagraph to reveal a planet to its right. The light at the ...

Every time a new planet is discovered, there is reason to celebrate. That's understandable, seeing how from the potential billions of them, we only know for sure some 6,000 exist. That being said, we ...

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, occur occasionally with the most ...