Astronomy News

An artist’s concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing within the planet’s gas envelope.

Webb telescope reveals first look inside cotton candy-like exoplanetMay 20, 2024

Artist's view of exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its star. The planet is as big as the Earth, while its star is slightly larger than Jupiter, but much more massive.

Earth-sized planet discovered just 55 light years awayMay 15, 2024

Composite image of tree rings and sun

Mysteries of the Carrington Event, the largest solar superstorm in modern times, unraveled by tree ringsMay 11, 2024

Image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft shows the solar flare from the Sun's sunspot at bottom right of star

See the colossal sunspot that’s already caused major radio blackouts across the worldMay 10, 2024

exoplanet K2-18 b

Sorry space fans, Webb Telescope probably didn’t find alien life on distant planetMay 2, 2024

Planets, stars, and galaxies in outer space

Scientists discover ‘cosmic glitch’ at the edge of the universeMay 1, 2024