Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the iconic Pillars of Creation and the view is spectacular! Travel 6,500 light-years away in this zoom into the epic new imagery. Also, see a comparison ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its own. It is being dragged along by its parent star.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of interacting galaxies Arp 142. Arp 142 consists of a distorted ...

A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British ...

Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...

Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...