The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

The Chattanooga Public Library now has Library Telescopes that can be checked out. "This exciting new collection is now ...

The rotating model, which does not break any known law of physics, suggests the universe could spin around once every 500 billion years. This would be far too slowly to detect easily, but enough to ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

The potential discovery of life elsewhere is down to the unprecedented sensitivity of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope.

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide more evidence for what some consider a biosignature — but debate is ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...