Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

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Saturn maintains high visibility in October, located in Aquarius with its rings appearing nearly edge-on (tilting from 1.5° to 0.6°), which enhances observation of its atmospheric details and major ...

Astronomers once thought the universe’s first stars were only massive giants. New simulations and lab experiments reveal turbulence and early chemistry allowed smaller, Sun-like stars to form too.

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This is Callisto from the Jupiter's Moons litter, born 9/19/25. They will be available to adopt on 11/28/25 when they... View on PetFinder ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed chemical snapshot of a possible moon-forming disc around a giant exoplanet, researchers announced Monday. According to the newly ...

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. "Moons likely outnumber planets ...

The team of astronomers behind the find suggested it could help us better understand planet and moon formation in our solar system and beyond the Milky Way. The team was able to make the first-ever ...