Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s possible for these distant worlds. And when we say say “stretch, ...

An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Earth isn’t a perfect sphere. The rotation of our planet causes it to bulge ever ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

No known process explains how such a carbon-heavy planet as PSR J2322-2650 b could form, according to new research. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf Crawford illustration Astronomers have found a ...

The hit puzzle game returns in outer space. Collide matching fruit to “evolve” them into larger fruit and higher scores. Drop fruit towards the center of the planet to create as many big watermelons ...

Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope ...

Degraded natural wealth is not just an environmental problem, it is also an economic liability. But achieving economic growth without harming the environment is not only possible but has already been ...

An artistic representation of exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b, on the left, and the pulsar it orbits, on the right NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) A lemon-shaped exoplanet residing far beyond the ...