On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

Astronomers photographed a baby planet, WISPIT 2b, during its formation process within a dusty ring around its star system.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured views of the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud with its NIRCam ...

Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a ...

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

This results in a composition that is “unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent.” “These new Hubble images show that planet nurseries can be much more active and chaotic than we expected,” Kristina Monsch, ...

Imaging technology has transformed how we observe the universe—from mapping distant galaxies with radio telescope arrays to ...

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

Space scientists have shown off their pictures of the year - by sharing twelve months of cosmic wonders. The European Space Agency (ESA) have put together highlights of exciting images and discoveries ...

Posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas aren't true. But the Christmas Tree ...

The 24th day of the annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features dozens of galaxies in a cluster, most appearing stretched ...