Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...

The pontiff was accompanied by astronomers and students participating in the traditional summer school organized by the ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to ...

James Webb Space Telescope marks its third anniversary with a stunning image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula, revealing young stars shaping their cosmic environment.

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and look up during July evenings, you’ll see the brilliant star Vega shining overhead.

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Università degli Studi di Roma "La ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising ...

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has made a massive impact on the world of astronomy, providing breathtaking images that have ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.