Space.com on MSN2d
How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...
Futurism on MSN1d
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of Individual Planets in Distant Star System
Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...
ZME Science on MSN10d
Astronomers Find Four Sub-Earth Planets Just Six Light-Years Away
Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to ...
Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...
ABC724d
Planet parade 2025: When and how to see the planetary alignment
"The planets will be in the southern half of the sky," said Emily Elizondo ... the Cheshire moon will appear, according to the space agency. Around this time of year, the celestial object has ...
CNN24d
Keep an eye on Venus to help spot the rest of the planet parade in the night sky, astronomers say
“The planets will be in the southern half of the sky,” said Emily Elizondo ... according to the space agency. Around this time of year, the celestial object has earned this name because ...
Cosmic Breakthrough as Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide on Young Alien Planets
Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...