Claims for the detection of life on other planets go back decades. Here's why you should still be skeptical despite recent discoveries.

There is an object flying through space about 20 light-years from Earth that has intrigued astronomers for quite a while. It ...

Have you ever looked up and witnessed spectacular displays of green, white, pink and yellow lights? If you have ever visited ...

The tireless work carried out by human beings to learn more about the world around us continues and adds shocking new discoveries. In this case, the collaboration between astronome ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they'd found a molecule in a faraway planet's atmosphere that ...

Naturally, the aurora on our solar system's largest planet is hundreds of times brighter and more energetic than our own Northern lights.

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

The mystery of how planets and icy objects formed in the farthest reaches of our solar system just took an exciting turn. A ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

Astronomers sing the James Webb Space Telescope have made an unequivocal detection of frozen water in another star system for ...

Water ice shapes the outer regions of our Solar System in profound ways, forming the thick crusts of moons like Europa and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the presence of water ice in a planetary system beyond our own for the first ...