Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet dubbed K2-18b.

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

Modern astronomers now have an advanced understanding of many of the objects in the night sky, and have even determined that ...

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals ...

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