Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

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

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...

Much like the northern and southern lights on Earth, auroras occur when charged solar particles collide with a planet’s ...

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 ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

Astronomers are interested in how this tilt affects the atmosphere of Uranus, as well as how the atmosphere works there in ...

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...