"Understanding these weather processes will be crucial as we continue to discover and characterize exoworlds in the future." ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 ...

Hot, small and old—exoplanet TOI-561 b is just about the worst place to look for alien air. Scientists using JWST found it ...

Star formation is a fundamental physical process in our universe. Stars light up the cosmos, and give rise to planets, some ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of ...

A growing list of dark star candidates could help explain why some early galaxies were so big, so early in the universe.

Where exactly is the James Webb Space Telescope right now? Discover its current position, recent observations, groundbreaking ...

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

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