The red planet While we don’t have images of many of the planets in the ... coloured full moon almost doesn’t look real. While the name "blue moon" refers to the phenomenon of a 13th full ...

"We can see, for the first time, rings of dust surrounding protoplanets made visible by the bright starlight reflecting off ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Button took the glass to his studio, laid it on its side, and took pictures. Residue from the ... rich designs resemble colorful landscapes of planets and moons. “I think of it as drinks and ...

Using the Magellan Adaptive Optics Xtreme (MagAO-X) instrument, astronomers captured detailed images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70, revealing compact dust rings that may form moons.

but recently entered a new second phase of its mission after completing its core five-year survey of the giant planet. The new images from its 36th perijove (close flyby) include glimpses of ...

A U.S.-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of all four of the system's known planets, according to the study. "Webb's new images of two iconic ...