Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...

A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

Five Year of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was launched nearly five years ago, and the ...

NASA joins the Roman space telescope and key instruments, marking a milestone toward its 2027 launch to reveal the cosmos.

This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years ...

Newly discovered multi-wavelength view of a stellar eruption on a young Sun-like star is changing how we think about life's ...