Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of specialized instruments, allows it to detect very faint emissions coming from ...

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA), Henrik Melin (Northumbria University), Leigh Fletcher (University of ...

The beloved Hubble Space Telescope is reaching its 35th anniversary, and over the years it has taken some stunning images.

We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.

NASA's vast archive of science data, over 100 petabytes and counting, is proving to be a timeless treasure trove for new ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away ...

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been ...