Quote of the day by Newton: 915 changed physics forever. In that year, Albert Einstein published the general theory of relativity and reshaped our understanding of gravity and spacetime. For 228 years ...

Up until now, exoplanet surveys have mostly focused on nearby, bright stars that are sun-like or are red dwarfs, which are known to frequently host planets. While astronomers have discovered thousands ...

We all know that stars radiate light and much more. But radiation belts can also surround many other celestial bodies, such as planets. These belts do not generate particles themselves—the belts ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

In 2022, a NASA spacecraft intentionally barreled into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos during a planetary defense test. New observations show how it went.

These surprising effects, detected in observations from the James Webb Space Telescope , include a cold spot in Jupiter's atmosphere, and a rapid increase in the density of charge ...

Sixty-six light-years away, an Earth-sized exoplanet completes an orbit in under six hours, skimming around its star at nearly one-hundredth the distance that Mercury orbits the Sun. This planet is on ...

The birth of massive stars involves gravity, turbulence, and stellar feedback, all of which influence the flow of matter. Find out more here: ...

On Sunday, the popular documentary series, which showcases British wildlife and the problems faced by those living in the countryside, returned for a new episode.