New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered five complex organic molecules trapped in the ice around ...

A distant chemical signature, captured by the infrared eye of the James Webb Space Telescope, has just opened a new window ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Telescope to detect complex carbon molecules frozen around a young star, ST6, beyond our ...

They're important to scientists because they're the chemical precursors to the molecules that build life, such as amino acids ...

Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.

Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of black holes ...

SEATTLE — Scientists are finding more evidence of a galactic "skeleton" lurking inside the appendages of the Milky Way, and studying these massive "bones" could help researchers get a better idea of ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious emission, known as the Galactic Center Excess, glows in high-energy gamma rays ...