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The LHC has a long, productive life ahead of it. An upgraded version, called the “High Luminosity LHC,” will be available in 2028.

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed, GRB 221009A behaved in unexpected ways that might help us understand how they occur.

One book will gather all topics on the search for life in the Cosmos.

Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.

Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It’s not; it’s hard to mess with success.

We knew we’d find galaxies unlike any seen before in its first deep-field image. But the other images hold secrets even more profound.

We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?

As technology advances, the use of laser weapons in space becomes more likely.

Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.

Recasting the iconic Carrington Event as just one of many superstorms in Earth’s past, scientists reveal the potential for even more massive eruptions from the sun.

With launch costs dropping and enormous numbers of new satellites filling the sky, can’t we just do it all from space?

Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.

For many, it was just a successful launch like any other. But for scientists around the globe, it was a victory few dared to imagine.

After decades of development, whether NASA’s Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.

In the largest star-forming region close to Earth, JWST found hundreds of planetary-mass objects. How do these free-floating planets form?

Burns’ latest documentary dives into the long-romanticized life and work of the Italian polymath.

Take a peek at the pre-release images used to calibrate and commission JWST’s coldest instrument, now ready for full science operations.

Astronomers in 2017 caught an image of a supermassive black hole in a galaxy far, far away. Doing it in our own galaxy is a huge milestone.

Dinosaurs and other beasts were once thought to be the “undisputed masters” of Venus.

In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.

The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.

The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form — and hope for another spot to search for life.

With launch, deployment, calibration, and science operations about to commence, here are 10 facts that are absolutely true.

There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.

When we look out at the Universe, even with Hubble, we’re only seeing the closest, biggest, brightest galaxies. Here’s where the rest are.

“What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter.”

Theory without experiment is blind, and experiment without theory is lame.

If our Universe were born a little differently, there wouldn’t have been any planets, stars, galaxies, or chemically interesting reactions.

Across all wavelengths of light, the Sun is brighter than the Moon. Until we went to the highest energies and saw a gamma-ray surprise.

Stars orbiting black holes were observed to move significantly slower than expected. One explanation centers on dark matter.