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James Webb Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Candidate TWA 7b

A Saturn-mass candidate planet shaping its star’s debris disk shows temperatures near 120°F that hint at potential habitability

James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Exoplanet by Direct Imaging

Webb Reveals Silicate Clouds and Moon-Forming Disk in YSES-1 System

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

JWST spots silicon monoxide and methane in WASP-121b’s atmosphere, revealing its icy origins

Geomagnetic Storm Keeps Aurora Borealis Glowing Over Northern U.S. Wednesday Night

James Webb Telescope Unveils Clear Atmosphere of Hot Sub-Neptune TOI-421 b

Potential Biosignatures Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b Challenge Understanding of Life Beyond Earth

Hubble Telescope Marks 35 Years with Stunning New Cosmic Images

Venus, Saturn, and Moon to Form Rare 'Smiley Face' in Pre-Dawn Sky

Astronomers Discover Rare Disintegrating Exoplanet with Massive Dust Tail

Potential Biosignatures Detected on Exoplanet K2-18b

Astronomers Confirm First Polar-Orbiting Exoplanet Around Binary Brown Dwarfs

James Webb Telescope Captures First Detailed View of Planet Engulfed by Star

Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide on Exoplanets

European Spacecraft Hera Captures First-of-Their-Kind Images of Mars and Moon Deimos

Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Supersonic Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b

Chorus Waves Detected Far Beyond Earth's Magnetosphere

January’s Wolf Moon to Peak Monday with Rare Planetary Alignment

Webb Telescope Confirms Long-Lived Planet-Forming Disks in Early Universe