New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could potentially form.

Dr Ryan MacDonald, lecturer in extrasolar planets in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, ...

The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions ...

WISPIT 2b was detected as part of a five-year observational research project during which the international team sought to establish whether wide orbit gas giant planets were more common around ...

Astronomers found an atmosphere where they least expected it—clinging to an exoplanet that’s too small, too hot and too old ...

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Galway, has hailed the "remarkable ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

Dwarf planet 2023 KQ14, Ammonite, has a stable orbit that challenges the hypothesis of the mysterious Planet Nine.

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

New research using Nasa’s powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

Astronomers have captured something extraordinary: the first-ever direct photo of a baby planet growing inside a dusty ring ...