"This kind of deciphering the geological properties of planets orbiting distant stars is the next step in unveiling their ...

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere. That would make it the solar ...

Astronomers have confirmed, for the first time, a trans-Neptunian object with a thin atmosphere—something previously thought ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.

Using MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of researchers led by former MPIA ...

If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.

Built in 1612, this massive astrolabe could track stars, time, and location with great accuracy—and now it’s heading to ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week, but will you be able to see it?

Summer 2026 will feature major astronomical events such as a total solar eclipse, a partial lunar eclipse, and the Perseid meteor shower under favorable conditions, alongside planetary alignments and ...

A brief stellar eclipse suggests the tiny 2002 XV93 has a thin atmosphere — a first for any solar system body farther from ...

In galaxies far, far away…we’ve discovered so much since the turn of the century. Here's a look at some of the greatest ...

A team of professional and amateur Japanese astronomers have found evidence for a thin atmosphere around a small body in the ...