Astronomers have discovered a brand new type of planet outside our solar system that, even in its infancy, is already bigger ...

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of ...

For decades, astronomers have been working to explore the properties of the first generation of stars in the universe. These stars created new chemical elements, enriched the chemical composition of ...

Penn State astronomers are using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with theoretical models, to ...

Scientists taking a “deep dive” into one of Webb’s iconic first images have discovered dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars previously hidden by dust clouds.

"The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look ...

See the Beauty of an Artificial Solar Eclipse, Created With a First-of-Its-Kind, ‘Perfect’ Satellite Formation Two satellites’ highly precise alignment allows scientists to study the sun’s ...

We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we're not as ...