Data from the James Webb Space Telescope was used to create the largest, highest resolution map of dark matter, just ...

How thick is the ice shell on Jupiter’s moon, Europa? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

An international team including Cornell researcher Jake Turner has developed a novel analysis method capable of uncovering ...

High-resolution images may help scientists understand the ‘gravitational scaffolding’ upon which the universe is built ...

The invisible stuff makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, but researchers know little about it ...

Astronomers at The University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new cosmic object that is much ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows. The complex precursors to ...

This shifts our entire perspective on what makes a planet “Earth-like.” Nature is far more creative than our own solar system suggests. The universe might be teeming with “magma-shielded” worlds that ...

A high-tech international astronomy project is helping conservationists bring renewal to the semi-arid Karoo region.

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...