Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b, is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf Orkaria, located just 48 light-years from the ...

GJ 1214b is a strange planet. It has a radius about 2.7 times that of Earth and a mass roughly eight times greater. It’s ...

Sunita Williams, the ISS commander, ventured outside to complete crucial maintenance tasks, showcasing her leadership and technical expertise during this pivotal operation, ensuring the station ...

For the study, which was led by Dr. Everett Schlawin from the University of Arizona, the researchers used data obtained from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Almost four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are still learning about the consequences of infection. A new study set out to assess how often a condition called myalgic ...

Located only 48 light years from the solar system, in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, GJ 1214 b is the easiest example of this planet to study. Instead of a hydrogen-rich super-Earth ...

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although astrophotographers specializing in the Moon usually photograph it through a powerful ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...

A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full. Experience the Moon illusion, a captivating phenomenon where the Moon looms larger near the ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7: ...