"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

Astronomers utilized data from the Gemini South telescope in Chile and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from NASA to detect silane (SiH₄) in the atmosphere of "The Accident." This simple molecule ...

From planets that rain glass sideways to worlds made entirely of ice or fire, the universe is full of bizarre and mind-blowing planets — and 2025 has brought even more to the list. In this video, we ...

James Webb Telescope Discovers Strange Planet with Carbon Atmosphere Surrounding a Pulsar!

Our Solar System contains eight planets (sorry, Pluto) orbiting around the Sun. But while all planets are important members of the club, if we’re being honest, we know there’s a crown jewel of our ...

A young star’s disk shows unexpectedly high CO₂ and little water. The result questions standard theories of planet formation.

A strange 200 million-year-old object with the mass of a planet has been discovered 20 light-years from Earth, outside our solar system. The "rogue," as it's referred to by researchers, is producing ...

However, seismic anomalies detected on Mars by the InSight mission reveal that the mantle is far from smooth and contains ...

Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...