The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...

HD 189733 b orbits so close to its star that distance almost stops mattering. The planet was logged in 2005, one of many ...

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

This week, the giant planet Jupiter will be at its closest approach to Earth in 2026, offering skywatchers an unmissable view ...

The biggest planet in our solar system is hovering over the North Carolina skyline throughout January, and stargazers will ...

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...