our solar system is unique among the stars, because on a small planet inside it, there are life forms that are able to look out into the universe and draw those maps and name the things we see.

Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four exoplanets, all belonging to ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're trying to get a beautiful look at the planets in our solar system, you're in luck. Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system ...

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

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 ...

This process also shaped Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system. The HR 8799 system is just 30 million years old. Its young planets still radiate heat from their formation. This makes them ideal ...

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 ...

“When compared to our solar system, each of the four planets are inside the distance of Mercury’s orbit,” Basant said. The planets closely orbit Barnard’s Star, zipping around their ...

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 ...

The alignment that was visible on Friday from some parts of the world happens when planets appear on same side of Earth, making them visible in sky at once. A rare celestial event was captured ...