This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured imagery of dynamic star-forming region NCG 346 within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...

Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided groundbreaking insights into the Bullet Cluster, a cosmic collision zone ...

Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...

I’ve spent much of my long life studying — and trying to understand — the history of the universe. Along the way, I have been constantly reminded that science is essentially international: Science ...

Imagine a rock floating between Mars and Jupiter with an estimated value of $10,000 quadrillion. It is not an exaggeration. It is called Psyche 16 and it is one of the most mysteri ...

High in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, something extraordinary is happening. Perched on the peak of Cerro Pachón at ...

Dr. Caitlin Casey, an observational astronomer, has recently joined the physics department at UC Santa Barbara. She co-leads the C.O.S.M.O.S. collaboration — a project distinguished by its deep ...

Your favorite TV shows may look a bit different when they return, thanks to new names on the call sheets and some conspicuous ...