Test your knowledge of U.S. astronomers and their groundbreaking discoveries. Challenge yourself with this fun quiz and explore the universe!

Space exploration took a massive leap forward in 2020 with groundbreaking discoveries that expanded our understanding of the universe. In this video, we’ll take you on a thrilling journey through the ...

The CRIRES+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has been used to measure the supersonic jet winds on gas giant exoplanet WASP-127b.

Despite it being the hottest time of the year, Earth will reach aphelion, its furthest distance from the sun, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. At aphelion, Earth will be 94.5 million miles away from the ...

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

As the number of confirmed exoplanets approaches 6,000, Earth-sized exoplanets like GJ 12 b is helping astronomers better understand the formation and evolution of exoplanets orbiting M dwarf ...

Scientists using the James Webb took its first ever direct picture of an exoplanet that resulted in its discovery.

The number of confirmed exoplanets — worlds that don't orbit the sun — has tipped 5,900, according to NASA, with thousands more candidates.

The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying an exoplanet previously unknown to scientists. This young gas giant, similar in size to Saturn, orbits a star smaller ...

The Direct Approach Where earlier efforts to find extraterrestrial life, such as SETI, largely waited for signals from other advanced civilizations, modern scientists are using the James Webb Space ...

The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured evidence of it.

Fun fact: James Webb Space Telescope’s exoplanet discovery While the new study marks the first time the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new exoplanet through direct imaging, the ...