Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope point to the existence of a Saturn-like planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A — a Sun-like star in the nearest stellar system to Earth.

Disappointment as the continuation of the Israeli experiment to photograph sprite lightning from space comes back empty-handed, another delay for Boeing’s spacecraft, a travel record on Mars, and the birth of new planets. This Week in Space

For the first time, researchers have documented the very beginning of planet formation around a young, distant star—a discovery that could shed new light on the early history of our own Solar System.

Researchers recently reported the discovery of a biological molecule in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet – raising excitement about the possibility of life beyond Earth. However, a series of new studies casts significant doubt on the likelihood of life there.

Even if the Sun always looks the same to us, sunspots—whose sizes vary—were already identified back in the 18th century. The effort to understand what causes these changes led to a fascinating journey into the Sun’s activity cycles and the influence of the planets on it.

After years of searching, researchers have confirmed the existence of a small planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of our closest stellar neighbors.

This month marks 110 years since the birth of James Van Allen, the American researcher who discovered the magnetic radiation belts and led numerous pioneering studies in space exploration.

The historic private mission is delayed, a rare explosion of a SpaceX rocket, Boeing’s setbacks, a small step for Beresheet 2, Israeli weather satellites, planets without a sun, and an intriguing auction. This Week in Space

From small asteroids to giant galaxies – our universe is a spectacular display of rotating objects

A novel study unveils the presence of water near a young sun, suggesting that rocky planets are formed in a water containing environment.

An investigation against SpaceX, a crash on the Moon, Mars’ core, and surprising exoplanets.

The journey from a cosmic cloud of gas to the solid, rocky planet that we inhabit was long and complex

Microbiomes, big data, the Higgs boson, and brain-computer interface