HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...

An international team of researchers used multi-wavelength observations of active galactic nuclei to study how black holes ...

Webb’s exquisite details reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. When we ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...

For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.

"We have observed giant gas planets, such as Jupiter or Saturn, but in another solar system," explains the leader of this research on the HR 8799 system, located 130 light-years away. The study ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells could last ten times longer thanks to new research, which suggests alumina nanoparticles significantly enhance the lifespan and stability of these high ...

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says that the country added 39.47 GW of new solar capacity in January and February, taking total installed PV capacity to 930 GW. The Fraunhofer ...

If you think that choosing the most powerful home telescope is just as simple as finding one with the highest magnification capability, then you’re wrong! There are many other key factors affecting a ...