Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

As Bajaj puts it: "These James Webb Space Telescope data sets are so beautiful." ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered ...

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar ...

Today, the first six exoplanets provide 0.1 percent of the entries in the catalogs maintained by NASA and the European Space Agency. Astronomers have found the great majority of these planets with ...

A local astronomy group gathered Friday evening to see the "Parade of the Planets". The Astronomy Club of Augusta gave dozens of stargazers the opportunity to see the rare celestial event.

Urban legends take a cosmic twist as planets are anthropomorphized in this intriguing piece. Each planet exhibits unique, ...

An advanced imaging system developed at the University of Arizona boasts a shape-shifting mirror that delivers observing ...

In world-first observations, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching two distant alien planets "spilling their guts into space" as they rapidly disintegrate — and scientists are elated at ...