Star formation in the early universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population III stars, these ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light ...

Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to reveal 44 stars in a galaxy so far away, its light dates to when the universe was half its age.

In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our ...

Astronomers took on the painstaking task of stitching together Hubble Space Telescope images of the galaxy over the past ten years. The final image captures the glow of nearly 200 million stars ...

After a close look with a powerful radio telescope, astronomers are still puzzled by a pair of objects with strange ...

But given their small size and icy nature, it's unlikely the mystery objects are stars. To investigate the enigma further, the researchers have applied to use the James Webb Space Telescope's ...

A $20 million NASA mission aims to put a small satellite into space that will make it easier for scientists to calibrate telescopes and more accurately measure the brightness of stars. Scientists ...

his role in securing the future of U.S. space exploration stands as a lasting part of his legacy. From Earth to the far reaches of the cosmos, Carter’s influence continues to echo in the stars ...