Webb detected rare neon gas in M83. This may signal a hidden black hole, challenging the idea that the galaxy has only ...

Researchers have developed an AI model that identifies star system that could be harborbing an Earth-like exoplanet.

Astronomers may have found the strongest hint of life beyond Earth thanks to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

While the Webb Telescope watched exoplanet K2‑18b glide across its parent star, sulfur‑bearing gases appeared in the planet’s ...

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests.

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

Their latest study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports the detection of either dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or ...

Scientists have found strong signs of possible life on exoplanet K2-18b, a potential "Hycean world," suggesting new avenues in the search for alien life.

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