The neutrino is one of the most common particles in the universe, but you would never know it. In fact, it wasn't until the 1930s that we even became aware of its existence. Noting that certain ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist anywhere else in the cosmos? Questions that have long eluded astronomers could finally be answered with the ...

For the first time, the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk around a planet has been revealed. The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that ...

Two University of California, Berkeley, physicists joined colleagues on a NASA advisory panel last week in unanimously recommending that NASA extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope to maximize ...

A small space company is now selected to headline the development of a rescue program for the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope after it stopped its functions due to issues and is left drifting in space.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is seen in the final assembly building ahead of the ...

This talk was originally scheduled for June 19, but has been postponed until June 26. The next ORION program, "Smart Telescopes," will be at 7 p.m. June 26 at the City Room (Room A-111), ...

Churning magnetic activity on the surface of TRAPPIST-1's red dwarf star is interfering with the JWST’s efforts to determine whether any of the orbiting planets are habitable. When you purchase ...

The Vera C. Rubin observatory will host a “first look” event at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, June 23. You can watch it live right here. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes A state-of-the-art telescope ...

Update: NASA is now targeting a launch for Friday, March 7. Find the latest information on the mission here. How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist ...