'Ejections from stars that are still forming' seen in image of gigantic gold, copper and brown columns in the midst of the cosmos, 6,500 light years from Earth

Michael Kaplan, who shepherded the telescope through its planning stages before temporarily living in Israel, talks baby galaxies, space robots, the pitfalls of Israeli bravado

NASA's James Webb telescope launches on daring quest to behold the first stars and scour the universe for hints of life

James Webb Space Telescope will seek out the faint, twinkling light from the first stars and galaxies, providing a glimpse into cosmic creation

Device scheduled for launch on Saturday is seen as a successor to the 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, which gave mankind awe-inspiring images of the universe

Exoplanet 110 light-years away has temperatures conducive to life, but scientists say conditions still vastly different than Earth

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Prof. Avi Loeb defiantly holds out hope that humanity will encounter other forms of life in the universe