Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.

On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

James Webb captures exoplanets disintegrating due to extreme stellar heat, revealing dust trails, chemical clues, and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...

The striking blue stars of the Leo P dwarf galaxy appear dashed across the lower right corner of this image from NASA's James ...

Two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 collide, forming carbon-rich dust. Webb captured 17 expanding dust shells, revealing ...

Who is the most famous North Carolinian today?If you check the latest edition of the World Almanac as I do this time every year, you will find a list of “Famous North Carolinians.”That list includes ...

Two teams of astronomers, including the observed planet's discoverers, now intend to join up and train the powerful infrared ...

The telescope captured the infrared glow of the cosmic material, revealing delicate patterns. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful telescope developed by mankind, is ...

Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth's orbit for Jeff Bezos's space company as it aims ...

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn heavy lift rocket into orbit for the first time early on Thursday, notching a key milestone for the company that could ...