HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

Japan's government has been considering joining a U.S.-led space telescope initiative to search for Earth-like planets and extraterrestrial life, aiming to contribute technology and secure key ...

James Webb recently peered at an alien world that could harbor alien life. What impact would such a seismic discovery have on ...

"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...

James Webb captures exoplanets disintegrating due to extreme stellar heat, revealing dust trails, chemical clues, and ...

Astronomers have discovered HD 20794 d, a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a star just 20 light-years away. This ...

The new space telescope, which will succeed the James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021, will be positioned in orbit ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured and amazing view of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104). The galaxy is ...

Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, with a thick atmosphere, challenging previous planetary classifications.

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

When scientists first found Enaiposha, they thought it was a mini-Neptune, a small gas planet with an icy core.

In the sky, Enaiposha is one of the most researched exoplanets. Discovered in 2009, it has a mass and radius that placed it ...