This week in the science news, our planet's history gets an interesting revamp... Become a Channel Member or support us on Patreon for behind-the-scenes, bloopers, extra adventures and more! Become a ...

May’s night sky is packed with celestial activity, offering stargazers a spectacular month of planetary pairings, ancient ...

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they've made the first detection of a star swallowing a planet — ...

For the first time, scientists have found strong evidence of a "polar planet"—a planet whose orbit is tilted at 90 degrees compared to the orbit of its two host stars. The discovery, made using the ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...

Based on the data at the time, they believed the planet met its doom as the star puffed up late in its lifespan, becoming what is called a red giant ... likely forming a ring around the star ...