I spoke to Unistellar co-founder and SETI astronomer Franck Marchis about how citizen scientists are using smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy. Here’s ...

"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a galaxy that is offering new data about the early stages of the universe's existence. The latest discovery shared by astronomers is about a ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.

U.S. and Japanese authorities sent a fresh signal that they are prepared to step in to arrest a slide in the yen, prompting the dollar’s biggest one-day percentage drop against the Japanese currency ...

Sometimes, you just need to give your mind a little vacation. And these days, outer space sounds like as good a destination as any. Thankfully, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is here to give us ...

The universe is so vast, and the difficulty of discovering all that there is out in the cosmos is so great, that one might as well count all the grains of sand in the Sahara. But now, with the help of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some of the solar system’s most distant comets can be very ...

Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists finally figure out what it is. Using data from the James Webb ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This discovery, made with the Gemini South telescope in Chile, one half of ...

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