A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how ...

The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

"The James Webb Space Telescope has captured helium escape from this planet for the first time, and it is the most confident ...

A pattern in the movements of a brown dwarf that orbits a Sun-like star is likely to be caused by a moon. If confirmed, this would be the first exomoon, that is a moon orbiting a planet that in turn ...

The Space Engineers 2 VS2 update kicks off December with a bang, adding the first implementation of planets, survival, and ...

If you've seen any of the "Ice Age" animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don't know the real ice age.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected phosphine gas in the ancient brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, a discovery that contradicts years of predictions about how phosphorus behaves in ...

When Galileo pointed his telescope at Saturn and Jupiter, he had just discovered the nature of two giant planets. Later came Uranus and Neptune, two more gas giants. Since then, astronomers have ...

Planet Earth is home to some truly colossal reptiles, from turtles as large as cars to crocodiles capable of preying on young elephants. These giants showcase nature’s incredible power and ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far. Scientists are even beginning to move beyond mere detections, and working on ...

Astronomers studying extreme planetary systems have identified worlds so massive that they rival the smallest stars in size. These giant planets blur the line between planetary and stellar ...

An artist’s impression of a large red star releasing a bright, explosive burst of light. Swirling red and orange patterns surround the star, suggesting intense activity. In the background, a smaller ...