The James Webb Space Telescope is a collaborative effort between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space ...
By spotting these strong carbon dioxide features, we have shown there is a sizable fraction of heavier elements, like carbon, ...
Wilmore and Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots, expected to remain in orbit for about 10 days on the mission, which was called Crew Flight Test (CFT). The main goal was to show that Starliner ...
The HR 8799 system, 130 light years from Earth, is only 30 million years old -- just a baby compared to our solar system's 4.6 billion years.
Two teams have separately concluded that Uranus is releasing more internal heat than was indicated in observations by Voyager ...
Scientists have discovered two diamond-like planets, PSR J1719-1438b and 55 Cancri e, challenging our understanding of planetary composition and formation, and raising questions about the universe's ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovered a new milestone in exoplanet research by capturing images of exoplanets containing carbon dioxide in their ...
NASA's Webb telescope has captured images of multiple planets in a nearby star system, confirming that Webb can infer exoplanet atmospheres' chemistry.
Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...