Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which shows thermal light, collected observations of the planet that allowed the team ...
There’s a new moon on the block. A research team peering into unexplored corners of space revealed this week that our solar system harbors a secret moon that’s tucked away near Uranus. The moon was ...
The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.
A strike could create a 1 km crater, eject debris, and trigger a brief meteor shower affecting lunar satellites or bases.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a small moon quietly circling Uranus, a world already known for its unusual tilt, faint rings, and puzzling family of satellites. The discovery, ...
A team of scientists at the Southwest Research Institute, using photography commissioned from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have discovered a previously unknown moon in our solar system that's in ...
A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.
NASA’s telescopes have confirmed the discovery of a faint moon hiding in the planet’s glare. This finding expands our picture of the outer solar system and challenges what we know about planetary ...
Don't fret, though. The Orionids meteor shower, which began on Sept. 26, will peak around the time of the new moon on Tuesday ...