Planets & Stars

An artist’s illustration of the six newly discovered planets circling their star in resonance.

Planets & Stars

Cosmic Rhythm: How Six Planets in a Distant System Orbit in Perfect Sync3 hours ago

An illustration of two water-rich exoplanets with hazy atmospheres

Planets & Stars

Johns Hopkins Scientists Create ‘Alien Haze’ In Lab With Hopes Of Finding Habitable ExoplanetsNovember 28, 2023

Artist impression of WASP-107b and its parent star

Planets & Stars

‘Pivotal Milestone’: Exploring The ‘Fluffy’ Atmosphere Of WASP-107b With NASA’s Webb TelescopeNovember 20, 2023

Titan, Saturn's moon, rotating in the outer space

Cosmic Phenomena

Can Humans Live On Icy Moons? Scientists Unravel Potential Habitability Of Titan And GanymedeNovember 17, 2023

Artistic impression of brown dwarf WISE J1828, one of the coldest gas giants know outside of our solar system

Cosmic Phenomena

Discovery Of Ammonia Isotopes In Space Opens New Window Into Planet FormationNovember 16, 2023

This artist’s concept compares two types of typical, planet-forming disks around newborn, sun-like stars

Planets & Stars

‘Exciting’ JWST Discovery Could Help Explain How Our Solar System FormedNovember 14, 2023

Researchers have developed a new computer simulation of the early universe that closely aligns with observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Planets & Stars

Innovative ‘Renaissance Simulations’ Help Scientists Create Model Of Universe’s First StarsNovember 10, 2023

Realistic 3d rendering of Saturn with its rings. Some elements furnished by NASA.

Planets & Stars

Will Saturn’s Rings Really ‘Disappear’ By 2025? An Astronomer ExplainsNovember 10, 2023

This panchromatic view of galaxy cluster MACS0416 was created by combining infrared observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope with visible-light data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Deep Space Synergy: Webb, Hubble Telescopes Combine For Unprecedented Image Of UniverseNovember 10, 2023

Venus

Planets & Stars

Astrophysics Breakthrough: Mystery Of Oxygen On Venus Partially SolvedNovember 8, 2023