The Earth's Moon is its only one, but scientists recently discovered a new celestial body that will be staying near the planet for the next several decades.

Recent research has challenged the traditional view that water on planets must be delivered from space, suggesting instead ...

Astronomers observed a massive, multi-temperature plasma eruption from a young Sun-like star, revealing how early solar ...

I/ATLAS, a new visitor in our solar system, has become a hot topic of discussion. SpaceX head, Elon Musk recently shared his thoughts about it on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...

Nov. 21 — Uranus at opposition Uranus (pronounced ˈyu̇r-ə-nəs) was formally discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781. It is ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

While to some 3I/Atlas is simply a weird-acting exocomet of unusual composition, others, such as Dr Avi Loeb of Harvard University, propose that we should consider the possibility that it is an ...

A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

Its atmosphere contains high levels of nitrogen and the simple hydrocarbon compounds methane and ethane, which cycle in a localized weather system, much like Earth's water cycle. However, until now, ...

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.