In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar neighbor, which lies just 4.2 light-years away — thanks to a powerful new ...

Journey to the farthest reaches of our solar system and uncover the mysteries of Sedna, a reddish dwarf planet that orbits ...

Scientists from several institutions, including the University of Chicago, discovered a lemon-shaped planet with an ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere rich with carbon and helium, which is unexpected on this hot planet ...

For years, astronomers have tracked unexplained movements in distant objects beyond Neptune. The theory? A massive ninth ...

The exoplanet, dubbed PSR J2322-2650 b, has a helium-and-carbon atmosphere, something researchers say they've never seen ...

Pluribus imagines Kepler-22b as an ocean world that sends a gift to humanity through radio waves. In real life, no such ...

Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which ...

NASA is also tracking a building-sized asteroid named “2025 YC3”, with a diameter of around 260 feet, and another bus-sized one known as “2025 XT7,” some 42 feet across. Both are expected to come with ...

Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the weapon could release pellets to disable multiple satellites.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s possible for these distant worlds. And when we say say “stretch, ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the ...