The seven planets will not be perfectly aligned, but will appear in an arc across the sky due to their orbital plane in the ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the dynamic process of carbon-rich dust formation around Wolf ...

A Precision Test of General Relativity. While Einstein’s famous theory of general relativity accurately describes the motion of celestial bodies in our solar system, less is kno ...

On the evening of February 28, stargazers will witness a rare celestial event: an alignment of seven planets visible ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Astronomers have unveiled surprising new details about a small galaxy, NGC 300, challenging existing theories on galaxy ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are ...

Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed ...

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has examined one ...

In this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its ...

The atmosphere, a thin veil of molecules enveloping Earth, reaches about 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the planet's surface.