This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to discover that a distant "hot Jupiter" planet has two ...

Located 446 light-years from Earth, this planet, dubbed 'HD 143811 b', orbits a 'binary system' where two stars swirl around ...

Lurking further from its stars than Neptune is from the Sun, this is no inner planet, but it’s on a scale we recognize, ...

The Subaru Telescope has notched its first major discoveries with a one-two punch that captures both ends of the planetary spectrum, a massive exoplanet and a so-called failed star. Together, these ...

In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar ...

Researchers have discovered a large, orderly spiral galaxy that formed soon after the Big Bang, when space was only about 1.5 ...

Using a powerful combination of space-based measurements and Subaru’s advanced imaging, astronomers have discovered two rare companions, one of which enables a key test for NASA’s Roman Space ...

There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is ...

If you feel a thrill every time we discover something new about the cosmos, then November 25th may have been a noteworthy day ...

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.