A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that high-pressure reactions between ...

The rocket went vertical on the launch pad the night of Oct. 29 for an upcoming test fire ahead of the rocket’s second ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope produced the first 3D atmospheric map of exoplanet WASP-18b, an ultra-hot Jupiter 400 light-years away.

Scientists found that colorful pigments in Earth’s cloud microbes may help telescopes identify signs of life on distant ...

Currently presenting a faint magnitude of 14.7, Comet 3I/ATLAS is so distant that its light requires nearly 19 minutes to ...

Recent research has challenged the traditional view that water on planets must be delivered from space, suggesting instead ...

JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft, launched in 2010, has officially ended its mission after more than a decade studying Venus’s ...

In the search for alien life, one Cornell researcher says color may be a telltale sign of biosignatures on far-off exoplanets ...