New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into ...

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Auroras on the rogue world SIMP-0136 are heating its upper atmosphere, according to new James ...

When you think of telescopes in space, you probably think of the Hubble Space Telescope and its younger, larger sibling, the James Webb Space Telescope.

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, even though the system is young enough that it should still have a ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away that could harbor liquid water. Early data suggests hints of ...

Fictional depiction of what blowing up the asteroid could look like. AI-generated image. A city-block-sized asteroid named 2024 YR4 is hurtling through space, and it has our Moon in its sights.

Northern lights, or auroras, are not exclusive to Earth. Astronomers have already detected this phenomenon on most planets and many moons in our solar system. Now, an international research team has ...

NASA has been studying little red dots that were spotted in the universe's infancy stage. They grew too fast, and too early. Now, they are worried about them.

An international team of astronomers has discovered auroras on the cosmic loner SIMP-0136. They also found unusual clouds in the atmosphere.

How will NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission differentiate Earth-sized exoplanets from other exoplanets, specifically Earth-sized exoplanets within the habitable zone, also ...