One study in the journal Nature found organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. Thus complex organic compounds are not the sole domain of life. They can be made ...

Researchers have used new clues from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to provide a fascinating insight into how the ...

Most of the time, astronomers use high-tech telescopes and expensive equipment to make observations. This time, they just had ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

Astronomers have believed for decades that the Milky Way is on a collision course with our nearest big neighbor, Andromeda.

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, long considered inevitable, may be in question ...

The odds of a galactic collision in our distant future are much lower than we thought, according to new simulations.

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple ...

James Webb telescope helped solve a decade-long mystery about the universe’s expansion rate, shedding new light on the cosmic ...