A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.
Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound (325-kilogram) ...
HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals unprecedented details of it.
In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...
Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...
As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...
This week sees a special stargazing event, as as up to six planets will be visible in a line in the night sky.
Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...
"NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most sensitive infrared telescope ever deployed in space. Revealing the cosmos in vivid infrared detail, it is designed to provide scientists ...