Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe’s history that surprisingly is shaped much like our Milky Way – a spiral...
A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet’s warmer...
A new era of lunar exploration is on the rise, with dozens of Moon missions planned for the coming decade but one thing that is not...
The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond...
It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy. Launched on December 25 last year and...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image that shows the oldest galaxy ever observed. Using its incredibly sensitive NIRCam instrument, the infrared space...