The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images of the Orion Nebula, the richest and closest star nursery in the solar system.

Discarded pieces of landing gear, crashed spacecraft and wear and tear have produced a lot of debris that is now scattered around the Martian surface.

Newly discovered super-Earths add to the list of planets around other stars that offer the best chance of finding life. An astronomer explains what makes these super-Earths such excellent candidates.

A “grazing encounter” may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn’s rings, a new study suggests.

Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.

"Diamond rain" on the giant icy planets Neptune and Uranus could be more common than previously thought, say scientists.

Strangely behaving matter could one day explain some of the mysteries of space.

Organizers across the US are finding innovative grassroots strategies for helping people thrive. Many of these ventures emphasize working together as part of communities and collective systems.

Simulated Mars dust and titanium alloy combine to make a 3D printed material that could one day become tools or rocket parts on Mars.