An artist's illustration of an exoplanet and its star
Astronomers announced Wednesday they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists.
The Webb telescope as it left Earth in 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first t…
The Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama desert is home to the world's most powerful telescope
A group of 40 astronomers, scientists and poets have called for the establishment of a 'light exclusion zone' around Paranal
As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.