How old is interstellar comet 3I/Atlas? How do we know it is coming from interstellar space? Will it hit Earth? What is its ...

Lava planets, which have one face perpetually turned toward their star and heated to temperatures capable of melting rock, offer a unique natural laboratory for exploring the interactions ...

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

Space is full of weird objects that don’t make sense according to what scientists thought they knew about the universe, […] ...

Strong Northern Lights-like activity is the standout feature of today's weather report, which is coming at you from a strange, extrasolar world, instead of a standard TV studio. That is thanks to ...

The comet, named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third confirmed interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. That means it came ...

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) — the most detailed yet of the planet's upper atmosphere — ...

Something strange is stirring in Saturn’s skies. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something entirely new in Saturn’s atmosphere: a string of dark, bead-like features high ...

A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a rare silicon-based molecule ...

New JWST observations of Saturn reveal bizarre bead-like auroras and a lopsided star-shaped pattern in the atmosphere.

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.