The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

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

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

In 1609, people observed the moon up close for the first time. East Germans consider the Italian scholar Galileo Galilei to be the father of telescope astronomy. However, a little-known British ...

A NASA research team including the University of Idaho Physics Professor, Dr. Matthew Hedman, discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus. The team used imagery captured from NASA's James Webb Space ...

The Robert Ferguson Observatory in Kenwood will mark International Observe the Moon Night on Oct. 4 with a special ‘Moon Focus Night.’ ...

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean. When ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

On September 7, the moon will turn a coppery red during an 82-minute eclipse, one of the most widely seen celestial shows of ...