Astronomers using the mighty James Webb Space Telescope have captured direct images of four planets in a star system 130 ...

Any eclipse is a fascinating event to observe and provides a glimpse of the celestial mechanics of the solar system ... have a few minutes to take your pictures on the day. This guide will ...

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

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

The VLT is a powerful astronomical observatory that captures high-resolution images and spectra of celestial objects, ...

"We want to take pictures of other solar systems and see how ... JWST also detected infrared light emanating from the innermost planet in the system, named HR 8799 e, according to a study ...

which glow at the red emission line of H-alpha light. With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might have looked like ...

There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and ...

Article continues below Due to a peak of activity from the Sun during its 11-year solar cycle, Earth is seeing more intense and frequent aurora displays – with the Northern Lights reaching more ...