Along with researching gravitational waves, Holz heads the Science and Security Board at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists ...

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

The University of Arizona has utilized state-of-the-art Magellan Adaptive Optics Xtreme technology to observe the PDS 70 ...

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The Trump administration wants to significantly cut NASA’s budget next year, slashing science research funding in half, a ...

Third-year undergraduate Isabelle “Izzy” Connor and two Ph.D. candidates at other universities have recently won awards to further their research in astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz.

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Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

Using the Webb telescope, scientists have discovered the strongest signs of alien life to date — but NASA has nothing to say ...

Scientists detect potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, marking what researchers call the "strongest evidence" yet of life.

Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real ...