Astronomers think there could be as many as 100 million black holes in our galaxy, most with a similar mass to our Sun, but ...

Prior to the current finding, all black holes that scientists have ever identified have been spotted with a companion star.

In a new study, scientists discover that white dwarf stars have greater potential to host habitable planets than previously ...

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

In recent years, one of the most troubling puzzles in astrophysics has grown more urgent. Scientists have realized that the ...

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...

The findings suggest that there are many more targets of opportunity for locating potentially habitable worlds across our ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...