The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just completed the first of two planned observations of the infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4, which will make a perilously close approach ...

If such worlds exist, they could be among the most common life-bearing planets in the galaxy.

A jaw-dropping new space image shows one galaxy hiding behind another. The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational ...

Scientists have finally seen what the "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 looks like. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took a peek at the asteroid scheduled to fly by Earth and Moon at an extremely ...

A perfect cosmic circle captured by Webb shows a distant spiral galaxy bent around a closer elliptical one. This Einstein ring offers a glimpse into the warped nature of space and time. Credit: ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 ...

Unlike larger asteroids, 2024 YR4 exhibits unique thermal behaviour—likely due to its rapid rotation and a surface dominated by fist-sized rocks rather than fine-grained sand. Listen to Story The ...

One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight. The effect was first observed in 1919 during a total solar eclipse. Since stars appear as ...

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A Bletchley Park codebreaker, who showed "dedication and exceptional work" during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101. Betty Webb died on Monday, the Women's Royal Army Corps ...

Cooper Webb emerged victorious in the most competitive race of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season in Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. Webb earned the holeshot in Saturday night’s ...