New insights into stormy, volcanic worlds

The Juno spacecraft obtained the infrared images for this composite showing cyclones at Jupiter’s north pole…

Venus’ clouds could soon be brought to Earth

View larger. | Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter took this stunning ultraviolet image of Venus on December 23,…

Supermassive black hole roaming the darkness between stars

Scientists have made the first-ever identification of a supermassive black hole roaming the darkness between stars…

Nearby star’s music sparks a surprising discovery

Artist’s concept of the HD 219134 system. Sound waves propagating through the stellar interior – the…

Magnetars’ strong flares forge gold and other heavy elements

Artist’s concept of a magnetar undergoing a powerful flare. Scientists now believe that flares from magnetars…

Is a mammoth black hole lurking in this nearby galaxy?

Explore spiral galaxy Messier 83 through Webb’s infrared eyes. The James Webb Space Telescope has found…

What is Vesta? Neither an asteroid nor a planet, says study

What is Vesta? It’s not an asteroid nor a planet. And a new study says it…

Huge nearby cloud in space was invisible … until now

An enormous cloud of molecular gas called Eos clings to the edge of a gigantic structure…

Family of stars set to leave home and zip across the galaxy

The Gaia space telescope has spotted a family of stars that is getting ready to disperse…

Surprise! Super-Earth exoplanets in Saturn-like orbits

Artist’s illustration of a super-Earth exoplanet close to its red dwarf star. Now, astronomers have discovered…