Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

By Lou Feng A photo of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a “blood moon.” The photo was taken during the Jan. 2019 eclipse by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.  Courtesy of M. Kornmesser ...

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.

Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown ...

Astronomers from the University of Arizona have uncovered astonishing details about a galaxy that existed when the universe ...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning and fashionable sight: the Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the traditional Mexican hat. With its wide, flat shape ...

Astronomers at the University of Arizona have discovered more about a surprisingly mature galaxy that existed at a time when ...

The Flame Nebula, located 1,400 light-years from Earth, is a region where many stars are forming and is less than a million ...

Astronomers at the University of Arizona have made an incredible discovery about a galaxy that formed when the universe was just 300 million years old—only 2% of its current age. This galaxy, called ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to sleuth out some of these objects, called brown dwarfs, in a vibrant star-forming region of our galaxy called the Flame Nebula. Brown dwarfs ...