First 3D view of Jupiter atmosphere
NASA’s Jovian orbiter lends a deeper understanding of what happens below the gas giant’s striking clouds.
Hubble celebrates Halloween with a glowering carbon star
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates Halloween this year with a striking observation of the carbon star CW Leonis, which resembles a baleful orange...
Astronomers discovered galaxy shipyard 11 billion light-years from Earth
Even galaxies don't like to be alone.
Chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can reveal oceans on distant worlds
It could reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water.
Using AI to discover exoplanets
The tools developed could also be used on Earth to detect illegal dumps and waste dumps.
Exoplanets in the constellation Pisces orbit in perpendicular planes
The upside-down orbits of a multi-planetary system.
First potential planet may have been discovered outside our galaxy
The possible exoplanet candidate is located in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51).
Hubble spots Intergalactic dance
A peculiar pair of interacting galaxies lie roughly 220 million light-years from Earth.
Scientists discovered an infant planet in a stellar nursery
The discovery shed new light on the origin of the Solar System and Earth.
Our solar system may be surrounded by a tunnel-like structure
They are about 1000 light-years long.
A giant impact likely blew away an alien planet’s atmosphere
Astronomers detect signs of an atmosphere stripped from a planet during a giant impact.