Since JWST’s launch four years ago, some mind-blowing observations have been made by this internationally operated, state-of-the-art, space-based super-telescope

NASA’s JWST has observed an exoplanet with an atmospheric composition that “defes explanation”, presenting one of the most puzzling discoveries in planetary science to date. The researchers say the fn

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Holidaymakers have one major thing in common with scientists who are on the hunt for alien life: their plans are often thwarted by clouds. The clouds on alien worlds are such a long-standing issue – o

From stargazing as a child to presenting the iconic The Sky At Night , Dame Maggie Aderin, 57, tells us how she beat the odds to become a space scientist, and why life beyond Earth matters to all of us

So you thought the Universe was a place of peace and calm? Think again. Yes, the night sky looks the same as centuries ago – a trustworthy and unchanging backdrop to daily life that helps to ease your