The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where planets formed in the early universe.

HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe ... Space Agency's Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is the first time a ...