Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a ...

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The strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system has been found by a team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge.

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

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In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...