The JWST tracks a path right-to-left across the eastern horizon in the hours following sunset in January. On Jan. 19 it will be located to the left of the star Nu Orionis in the raised right arm of ...

First detected in 2004, the dwarf planetHaumeaquickly stood out due to its rapid rotation and elongated form. But the 2017 ...

Scientists have identified phenomena in deep space that can act as naturally occurring “space weather stations” far beyond our solar system.

Universe Today reports on new results from a large survey of nearby K-type stars, also known as orange dwarfs. The study focuses on how long-lived, stable stars shape the environments of planets that ...

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. Solar prominences and their associated ...

Astronomers have uncovered a massive gas planet in a place it should never exist, orbiting one of the smallest stars in the galaxy. A newly found world has joined the growing catalogue of known ...

"Our discovery offers further evidence that the galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rogue ...

Astronomers have detected a rogue planet with a mass equivalent to that of Saturn, and by taking observations from both the ground and space, they have also been able to measure its size and distance ...

A newly discovered exoplanet is rewriting the rules of what planets can be. Orbiting a city-sized neutron star, this Jupiter-mass world has a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere filled with soot clouds and ...

Nearly 10,000 light years away, a planet the size of Saturn is floating all on its own through empty space. In a stroke of luck, researchers were able to spot this strange, dark world using both ...

Astronomers tracking a nearby star system thought they had spotted an exoplanet reflecting light from its star. Then it vanished. Even stranger, another bright object appeared nearby. After studying ...

The two demo satellites that Google and Planet are developing for Project Suncatcher are versions of Planet’s new Owl line of imaging satellites. Credit: Planet WASHINGTON — Planet, a company best ...