The clearest and most precise images yet of the universe in its infancy—the earliest cosmic time accessible to humans—have ...

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

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

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

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Known as SIMP 0136, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope caught a glimpse of it floating through the universe all by ...

Astronomers using the mighty James Webb Space Telescope have captured direct images of four planets in a star system 130 ...

A U.S.-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of all four of the system's known planets, according to the study. "Webb's new images of two iconic ...

A U.S.-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of all four of the system's known planets, according to the study. "Webb's new images of two iconic ...

Using the Magellan Adaptive Optics Xtreme (MagAO-X) instrument, astronomers captured detailed images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70, revealing compact dust rings that may form moons.