James Webb Space Telescope Made a Salty Discovery in This Unusual Exoplanet’s Skies
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revealed the colorful secret of the Pink Planet, the coldest object…
Astronomers detect first direct evidence of star-forming gas in early galaxies
The first galaxies were already busy by the time the universe was 700 to 800 million years old.…
James Webb reveals a hellish exoplanet where dawn and dusk have wildly different chemistry
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations suggest that the two day-night boundary zones on the gas exoplanet WASP-121…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Spots a Hidden ‘Galaxy Killer’ Lurking in the Early Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed a cosmic catastrophe, as winds extinguished a star-forming galaxy in…
JWST finds rare planet with different atmospheric conditions at dawn and dusk
WASP-121 b is split between extremes. One side faces its star nonstop and burns at about 2,770 Kelvin.…
Galaxy-killing wind may explain why giant galaxies died so early
A massive galaxy in the early universe seems to be growing itself toward ruin. While it churns out…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Strange Chemistry Beyond Our Solar System
This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Hubble photographed the comet on July…
Astronomers Discover Two Monster Black Holes Creating a Cosmic Void as They Merge
Artistic depiction, for illustrative purposes online. Space is usually crowded at the center of a giant galaxy. Stars…
NASA’s $4 Billion Roman Space Telescope Heads To Florida For Launch
WFIRST, shown here in an artist’s rendering, will carry a Wide Field Instrument to provide astronomers with Hubble-quality…
NASA Finds a “Goldilocks” Giant Planet Wrapped in Methane
Artist’s impression of a gas giant planet orbiting its distant host star. New research, led by astronomers at…
This Alien Planet Has Rock Clouds That Vaporize Before Sunset
Artistic representation of WASP-94A b, a gas giant in the Microscopium constellation. Clouds build as air flows over…
Jupiter-like exoplanet helping scientists rethink how solar systems form
A planet so distant that its starlight began traveling toward Earth around the Middle Ages has given one…