Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. The event in question—a ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...

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

The end was quite dramatic, as evidenced by the aftermath documented by Webb. The orbiting telescope, which was launched in 2021 and became operational in 2022, observed hot gas likely forming a ring ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a planet's death plunge into a star caused by the gradual erosion of the alien ...

NASA says observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a surprising new twist in the study of a star believed to have engulfed a planet. The latest data suggests that instead of the ...

Typically, a planet's magnetic field funnels the material into its atmosphere. But even planets without a field can still ...

It was once thought that when an aging star engulfed a planet it would be a dramatic event. Now, the Webb telescope has ...

NASA’s James Webb telescope has made the first-known observation of a planet swallowed up by a star, with “surprising” results, scientists say.

The James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI instrument has captured the final moments of a planet's existence, unexpectedly ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...