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Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how Jupiter reacts to its moons through auroral footprints, plasma interactions, and rapid electron flows detected in infrared measurements.

Asteroids regularly pass through Earth’s cosmic neighbourhood, and most of them never attract public attention. Every so ...

Scientists are scrambling to explain why interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is carrying life's chemical building blocks at concentrations never before seen, and it makes its final pass through our cosmic n ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely comes from the Milky Way's disc, as astronomers ...

The change is subtle and happens over many nights.

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Everything you absolutely need to know about selecting, using and optimizing your astrophotography equipment for the best possible astrophotos, from smartphones, to telescopes and mirrorless cameras.

A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.