Once upon a time, Earth may have sported a planetary ring of its very own. The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically ...

Our universe just got a lot weirder. From planets with rings larger than the Sun to alien worlds where it rains molten iron or glows magenta, NASA’s latest exoplanet discoveries are challenging ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

Astronomers investigate a potential impact on Saturn after a bright flash was caught on camera. NASA image may show first ...

"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...

The Webb Telescope found two young planets forming sand clouds in the YSES‑1 system, revealing unprecedented details about ...

“F ring strands at closest approach with PrometheusPresented to the Rio de Janeiro International workshop on planetary sciences, November 1997. M.K. Gordon, C.D. Murray and S.M. Giuliatti Winter, “F ...

The distant planet Neptune stands still against the background stars of Pisces in the early-morning sky, still visible close ...

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...