New observations show that Jupiter is smaller than expected
The largest planet in our solar system may actually be smaller than we thought. New measurements taken by NASA’s…
‘Ultrahot Jupiter’ 858 light-years away has two tails extending millions of kilometres — What are they?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a “hot Jupiter” planet with two long tails made of…
3I/ATLAS-Like Interstellar Objects Could Kick Start Planet Formation around High-Mass Stars
The discovery of 1I/Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS showed that significant numbers of interstellar objects populate interstellar space. Their…
Webb Discovers Exomoon-Forming Circumplanetary Disk around Gas-Giant Exoplanet
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found the carbon-rich disk surrounding CT Cha b, a…
Webb Detects Complex Structures in Upper Atmosphere of Saturn
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope have detected a series of dark, bead-like and asymmetric star-shaped…
Molten droplets in meteorites help date Jupiter’s planetary birth
For the first time, researchers have dated the formation of Jupiter by studying tiny, bead-like spheres found preserved…