NASA’s Hubble Sees Asteroids Colliding at Nearby Star for First Time
Like a game of cosmic bumper cars, scientists think the early days of our solar system were a…
This ‘Wet Lava Ball’ in Space Somehow Clings to an Atmosphere
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system,…
NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava WorldÂ
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a…
NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction
NASA’s next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner…
4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
James Webb Mapped the Chaotic Weather of a Planet Drifting Alone Through Space and It’s Even Wilder Than Jupiter
Artist’s impression of SIMP 0136. Credit: Anastasiia Nahurna. Drifting alone through space, about 20 light-years away, is a…
How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help
In the 30 years since exoplanets were first reported1, telescopes have revealed thousands of them. One of the…
Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!Â
WISPIT 2b Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Studies Moon-Forming Disk Around Massive Planet
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of…
Astronomers Have Found 6,000 Planets Outside the Solar System
The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said.…
NASA Study: Celestial ‘Accident’ Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle
An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn’s atmospheres…