NASA Triumphantly Unveils Full Set of Webb’s First Images
Breathtaking pictures that include the deepest-ever infrared view of ancient galaxies offer a preview of the spectacular science in store for the most powerful space observatory in history
Meet the Woman Who Makes the James Webb Space Telescope Work
Jane Rigby, Webb’s operations project scientist, discusses how NASA plans to wring as much science as possible from the $10-billion observatory
New Maps of Milky Way Are Biggest and Best Yet
The latest data release from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission is sparking a frenzy of exciting new astrophysics research
Our Sun Could Someday Reveal the Surfaces of Alien Earths
In the far future, we could reveal detailed views of distant worlds by turning our home star into a gravitational lens
Ukrainian Astronomers Discover ‘Exocomets’ around Another Star
The alien comets could illuminate the history of their planetary system
China Is Hatching a Plan to Find Earth 2.0
A satellite will scour the Milky Way for exoplanets orbiting stars just like the sun
Cosmic Collisions Yield Clues about Exoplanet Formation
Low levels of bombardment reveal that the TRAPPIST-1 system probably grew quickly
Possible Third Planet Spotted around Proxima Centauri, Our Sun’s Nearest Neighbor Star
Proxima d might be only a quarter the mass of Earth, potentially making it one of the smallest worlds yet discovered beyond our solar system
Astronomers Have Found Another Possible ‘Exomoon’ beyond Our Solar System
Kepler-1708 b-i appears to be a giant moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet thousands of light-years from Earth
James Webb Space Telescope Completes Crucial Sunshield Deployment
The successful unfurling of the five-layered, tennis court-sized assemblage is a major milestone for the new observatory
Heavy Metal Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star
With a density close to that of pure iron, GJ 367b may be the remnant metal-rich core of an evaporated giant world
When Did Life Start in the Universe?
Interstellar xenia, or the welcoming of cosmic strangers, could solve this mystery