Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...

Four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) revealed powerful winds carrying ...

Scientists have mapped the 3D structure of exoplanet WASP-121b's atmosphere, revealing powerful winds, extreme weather, and a ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...

YR4, with a 2% chance of impact, will pass very close to Earth in December 2032. India is identified in the potential ...

"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison." ...

"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

He said the task was difficult because the asteroid was relatively faint - meaning it could only be picked up using a very large telescope. Another challenge was presented by the moon, which was ...