The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

In 2022, the Webb telescope detected unequivocal evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet called ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...

By spotting these strong carbon dioxide features, we have shown there is a sizable fraction of heavier elements, like carbon, ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to directly capture images of the planets in the star system HR 8799, which ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved groundbreaking discoveries in the field of exoplanet studies.

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

Expert says discovery is "key piece of proof" far-off planets can form in a similar way to those in our celestial backyard.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been ...

This finding provides compelling evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, a process similar ...