The JWST has spotted the presence of carbon dioxide on HR 8799’s four known planets, part of a system astronomers use to ...

The Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...

As the solar system moved through this dust-rich region, Earth may have received an increased influx of interstellar particles.

Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...

New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images show the first carbon dioxide-containing planet discovered outside of Earth’s ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.