From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M. Keck Observatory/Judy Schmidt | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

This week sees a special stargazing event, as as up to six planets will be visible in a line in the night sky.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (Note: The circled planets are ones that you will need a telescope to see.) They do have differing magnitudes of brightness. The more negative you are, the brighter the ...

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