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

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

Auroras occur when solar flares interact with the magnetic field of a planet. They have been detected on Jupiter, Saturn, and ...

Discover how the James Webb Space Telescope captured stunning images of gas giants in the HR 8799 system, revealing carbon ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a direct look at the multiple gas giant planets within the iconic planetary ...

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

Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...

Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope, captured the first direct images of Neptune's auroras, revealing light ...