Since 2019, NASA has offered the public free access to an enormous trove of starlight data collected by its Transiting ...

Data analyzed by UChicago scientists reveals exoplanet Kua’kua is dark and rocky, offering clues to search for habitable ...

Scientists have confirmed that one of Uranus's faint outer rings is made up primarily of water ice. Professor of Physics at ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's mid-infrared spectrograph caught the light from the gas giant's star as the planet crossed in front of it.

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy ...

A new solar telescope at Paranal studies the Sun to reduce stellar noise, helping scientists better detect and study ...

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the object, gathering clues on whether it grew larger over time like a planet or fragmented into smaller bits like a star. Stars are born from ...

With just a small or medium-sized telescope, skygazers can easily observe planets. You’ll be surprised how much of our solar system you can see! And you don’t need a dark sky to view all of our solar ...

A scorching, airless world just 48 light-years away is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the geology of distant planets ...