When will we find evidence for life beyond Earth? And where will that evidence be found? University of Arizona astronomer Chris…
A pair of new studies set to be published in The Astronomical Journal examine new discoveries in the field of…
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The observation programs for Cycle 2 of the James Webb Space Telescope have just been announced, and they are a…
When our Sun runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core, it'll switch to burning helium and bloat up as…
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of astronomers used the W. M. Keck Observatory…
The early Solar System was a turbulent and chaotic place with icy material hurled far from the Sun, becoming the…
Prediction is one of the hallmarks of scientific endeavors. Scientists pride themselves on being able to predict physical realities based…
How large would an extraterrestrial city have to be for current telescopes to see it? Would it need to be…