NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest ...

Yet, despite using the JWST's sensitive Near-Infrared Spectrometer, or NIRSpec, astronomers led by Piaulet-Ghorayeb found no ...

From Aug. 17–21, a spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) features the moon and six planets. Here’s when and ...

The recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be ...

A spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) featuring six planets is visible during August. Here’s when and ...

The final 'planet parade' of the year will feature six planets aligning in the pre-dawn sky on Sunday, August 10. A planetary ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half light ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug ...

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting one of three stars in the stellar system ...

Flying remains the safest form of transportation, but a slew of recent turbulence incidents have caused injuries, ...