The James Webb Space Telescope is turning distant exoplanets from anonymous dots of light into worlds with weather, chemistry, and sometimes even hints of clouds. By dissecting the faint starlight ...

Recent reports highlight a possible meteor landing near Cleveland with sights and sounds witnessed miles away. In another ...

For decades, the search for alien life has revolved around a narrow ring around stars where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. That “habitable zone” remains important, but astronomers are ...