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

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

NEW YORK — Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what's known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to spot with the naked eye. These planetary hangouts happen when ...

Beginning in late February, seven planets will align in the night sky. But Uranus and Neptune may require a telescope to see. Mars SKY AT Viewed from above the solar system, the seven planets will ...

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away ...

Planets beyond our solar system are called exoplanets. Those orbiting Barnard’s star are among the smallest of the more than 5,800 exoplanets discovered since the 1990s as astronomers refine ...