The circumgalactic medium, a vast gaseous halo surrounding galaxies, could be crucial to the evolution of star-forming ...

Dr. Matt Weller's latest research, completed as a Urey Fellow at the Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), provides compelling new answers to this ...

New Hampshire's highest court on Friday upheld a judge's dismissal of civil rights complaints against a white nationalist ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

The search for planets beyond our solar system has taken an exciting leap forward, thanks to advancements in space missions ...

Astronomers are uncovering new insights into exoplanetary atmospheres, and a recent study on WASP-107 b has turned ...

The natal disk of PDS 70 with new planet PDS 70b (bright spot on the right ... motion, temperature and other characteristics. Each molecule or element produces its own spectrum. So, by studying these ...

Spectroscopes, like the NIRSpec on Webb, tell us about what's in the atmosphere based on the characteristics of the light reflected from a planet. Different types of molecules have different ...

It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks into the new year. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at ...

PDS 70b’s chemical mystery defies planet formation models. Carbon and oxygen levels on PDS 70b suggest formation theory flaws. PDS 70b's discovery opens new questions for planet formation.