Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet ...

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

Launching on 24 April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has had an out-of-this-world 35 years capturing some of the most ...

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The planet is smaller than Neptune but bigger than Earth ... of the James Webb Space Telescope is like the burst of new ...

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Typically, a planet's magnetic field funnels the material into its atmosphere. But even planets without a field can still ...

Scientists observed and captured the first clear evidence of auroras on Neptune using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), marking a milestone in the study of the outer reaches of the solar system.

Kelly Smith (right), Jaquen Appollis and Stevano van Rhyn in the Western Cape High Court sitting in the Saldanha Bay Multi-Purpose Centre on 8 April 2025. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN SALDANHA BAY ...

Previous estimates of Uranus’ rotation rate came from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flyby in 1986 ... Astronomers Reveal What Uranus And Neptune Really Look Like "Our measurement not only ...