Neptune is called an “ice giant” because it’s mostly made of a thick, slushy mix of water, methane, and ammonia, which ...

This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

Learn more about WASP-121b, the exoplanet so hot it could vaporize iron.

Japan has launched a satellite to monitor greenhouse gas emissions using its H-2A rocket. It marks the rocket's final flight before being replaced by the H3, a more cost-competitive model. The ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest moon—including the presence of ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has once again delivered a stunning view of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere. In this latest image, a trail of drifting clouds ...

What do the clouds on Jupiter, dust storms on Mars and rainstorms on Titan all have in common? They look like they belong on Earth.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18−101000.5, the closest T dwarf to Earth, located just 29 light years away. This ...

Using the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), European astronomers have detected methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18−101000.5—the closest T dwarf to Earth. The finding was ...

Jupiter's atmosphere is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, with small amounts of ammonia, methane, water vapor and other gases.