We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...

James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a rare double-ring galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away, forming an owl-like ...

NASA astronomers have confirmed what may be the greatest discovery of the era. They found a significant reservoir of water that was hidden in the cosmos, and that surrounds a quasa ...

Astronomers claim to have found new evidence supporting a controversial observation that our galaxy is residing in an ...