Space

The biggest clash in cosmology might be inching closer to resolution, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.  Scientists disagree […]

A red dwarf star known as Barnard’s star, which lies a mere six light-years from our solar system, has at

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found

As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving

For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed

To leave a lasting trail, meteors must aim downward. A new study of shooting stars shows that meteors that blaze

Imagine going on a week-long business trip and not coming home until next year. That may be the case for

A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom may be careening into the solar system without being noticed. But