Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges traditional models and supports the idea that planets may form one by one in ...

Celestron FirstScope 76: Very affordable and ideal for kids or as a quick backyard scope. Despite the small size, you can easily catch the craters of the moon and even glimpse Jupiter’s moons.

At the end of this month there will six planets visible at the same time and stargazers will be hoping for clear conditions. You'll be able to spot Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune.

Yes, there will be six planets above the horizon on Feb. 28, 2026. No, you won't be able to see them with the naked eye. But ...

The atmospheres of exoplanets have been a focal point of the field lately, with the James Webb Space Telescope taking a look at as many as it can manage. But time on the world's most powerful space ...

Explore a hidden Atlanta gem where you can see a real Apollo spacecraft and enjoy an immersive planetarium experience, all without spending a dime ...

Astronomers have uncovered a distant planetary system that flips a long-standing rule of planet formation on its head. Around the small red dwarf star LHS 1903, scientists expected to find rocky ...

A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form.

The telescope primarily detects light in the infrared in order to observe sources such as the first galaxies and protostars.

The balloon-based EXCITE mission measures infrared phase curves of hot Jupiter exoplanets to map temperature and atmospheric composition from long-duration Antarctic flights.

Astronomers have discovered a surprising planetary system that does not follow the usual rules of how planets form. The ...

A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover ...