Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

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

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

The finding isn't yet certain, and it only indirectly supports the notion that the planet harbours life, but it is the ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Part of the challenge when it comes to researching the existence of alien life is knowing where to look. Until relatively recently, the focus for Nasa’s search for life was Mars, but that began to ...

Scientists have found strong signs of possible life on exoplanet K2-18b, a potential "Hycean world," suggesting new avenues in the search for alien life.

Rhea may have its own rings. Saturn is practically a solar system unto itself. Pluto may not count as a planet anymore, but it has its own mission: NASA's New Horizons, now en route and expected ...

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 ...

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A team of researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have found the strongest indication yet of ...