Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope ...

A new discovery, made using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), may just be the weirdest exoplanet yet, possessing an ...

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

This is an artist's rendering of the YSES-1 system, which has two gas giant planets. See how the James Webb Space Telescope imaged them in infrared below. Webb usually observes exoplanets through ...

One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to detect atmospheres around exoplanets, to try to suss ...

Artist rendition of the YSES-1 System consisting of the ~16 Myr Sun-like star in the center, YSES-1 b and its dusty circumplanetary disk (right), and YSES-1 c with silicate clouds in its atmosphere ...

A group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant planet. While helium escape has been observed before, this is the ...

The largest planet-forming disk ever observed, nicknamed Dracula’s Chivito after a Uruguayan sandwich, has been revealed to be exceptionally chaotic. This turbulence may have propelled whisps of ...

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

A rare image reveals a giant planet clinging to two stars, helping scientists understand how planets survive in chaotic star ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Shreveport-Bossier residents can enjoy a new program called ‘Telescopes on Tap’ at Great Raft Brewing, where they can view planets and constellations with smart ...