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Strange ringed object beyond Saturn looks even stranger in new James Webb telescope studyJames Webb Space Telescope observations of Chariklo, one of the smallest ringed worlds in the solar system, reveal some inexplicable changes.
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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the sun?Despite being farther from the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, and the reason has little to do with proximity to a star.
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When does September's full Harvest Moon rise?When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Harvest Moon" in September.
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Mercury is shrinking more than we thought — and it's hiding the evidence from usMercury may be shrinking much faster than we thought — and that could reveal new clues about its violent origins.
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Watch: Scientists reveal the most detailed video of a black hole jet ever madeResearchers combined 100-plus images of a single black hole into an AI-powered video to chart the activity of a mighty blazar's jet.
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The moon may have formed in just 5 hours, new simulations suggestNovel simulations that reassessed the ancient collision between Earth and the protoplanet Theia suggest that the moon could have emerged from the aftermath of this impact much more quickly than scientists previously thought.
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James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globuleSpace Photo of the Week A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula.
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Hubble confirms mysterious, 10-sided cloud is growing over Saturn's south poleThe Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole.
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Something doesn't add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope findsSpace photo of the week A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy's biggest questions: How did the Milky Way's oldest star clusters form?
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