Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its ...

Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

Researchers believe they have rediscovered a mysterious star system first spotted in 2011. If true, the alien sun and its ...

Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...

A stunning corner of the cosmos was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope, and astronomers think the find will unveil more about the mysteries of both star and planet formation.

Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Webb identifies missing gas that enables star formation in the cluster Mid-infrared data maps gas cooling at intermediate temperatures Findings reshape understanding of galaxy cluster evolution ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured stunning images of the young star HH 30 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, revealing intricate details of star and planet formation. The HH 30 system features ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.