Scientists may have found the first planet ever detected around our closest “solar twin,” a star called Alpha Centauri A, the ...

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return ...

In this exclusive interview, the lead researchers behind the discovery explain how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted what could be the first planet ever found around our closest “solar twin." ...

We’re learning from our own deep space signals where to look for signs of extraterrestrial life.

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve ...

For weeks, Elena Adams has been leading her team at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, through ...

( Nanowerk News) Southwest Research Institute led a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) survey, discovering a previously unknown tiny moon orbiting Uranus. A team led by SwRI’s Dr. Maryame El Moutamid ...

Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute have found strong evidence that near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu share a common origin with Polana, a much larger asteroid in the main belt. By ...

If an extraterrestrial intelligence were looking for signs of human communications, when and where should they look? In a new ...

Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.

Hubble’s newest view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 adds a stunning twist to a familiar sight. By capturing light in a special wavelength called H-alpha, astronomers have revealed glowing pink nebulae ...