EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life.

Scientists are developing PoET, a new EU-funded solar telescope, to overcome stellar noise hindering the search for Earth-like exoplanets around Sun-l ...

The main image at left shows a combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637, with the region of interest in the top right. The remaining three panels show a detailed view of a red ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed view yet of a red supergiant star just before it exploded, hidden beneath layers of cosmic dust. Credit: Shutterstock Astronomers using the James Webb Space ...

Webb Telescope Illuminates Star-Birthing Zone in Milky Way. On Thursday, the James Webb Space Telescope, operated by NASA, released striking visuals of stars and interstellar matter in the Milky Way’s ...

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it exploded. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international team ...

Observatory focused on Sagittarius B2, giant molecular cloud located just a few hundred light-years from supermassive black hole at galaxy’s center - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team identified a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest image shows eight spectacular examples of gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted some 100 years ago.

Did stars and galaxies give rise to black holes, or was it the other way around? New research may challenge ideas about how the first celestial objects formed.

The Draconid meteor shower is visible this year until 10 October in the northern hemisphere. Elizabeth Rizzini explains how to watch it.

The Draconid meteor shower peaks Oct. 8, but bright moonlight may wash out most shooting stars. Here’s when and how to watch.