Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing ...

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Astronomers have discovered that aging stars may be devouring their closest giant planets as they swell into red giants.

A new study using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has overturned long-held beliefs about mini-Neptune exoplanets. Earlier, scientists assumed these planets—smaller than Neptune but ...

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to check if another Earth-sized planet orbits Proxima Centauri, our nearest ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

A small piece of metal engineered in Australia helped sharpen the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away.

What you're looking at here is the aftermath of a sun-like star that eventually reached the end of its life and poofed out ...

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

Using JWST, scientists mapped WASP-18b’s atmosphere in 3D, revealing blazing regions where water molecules split apart.