Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons.

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, DARPA made a highly unusual ...

Where does all that space junk go? And what does climate change have to do with it? The answers are on this episode of The ...

A pair of planetary scientists at the University of California, working with a colleague from the California Institute of ...

A waxing Moon brightens the sky as we catch our last looks at Uranus and view Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars in the sky ...

Scientists say a vast region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.

Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...

A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's circumference.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

Curious about what planets look like through a telescope? This guide breaks down what you’ll see based on your telescope’s ...

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...

"The solar wind squished Jupiter's magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...