NASA's Webb telescope has captured images of multiple planets in a nearby star system, confirming that Webb can infer exoplanet atmospheres' chemistry.

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...

Our newest exhibition transports you to distant worlds as you explore space in the search for life.

The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...

Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the ...

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

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

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of two new brown dwarfs orbiting distant stars using NASA's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...

This discovery by Webb provides strong evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, much like ...