A bizarre, ultra-light planet is cloaked in such a thick haze that even JWST can’t reveal its composition. Its unusual size and orbit are forcing scientists to rethink how planets form.
These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate
"These ultra-low density planets are rare and they defy conventional understanding of how gas giants form, and if explaining how one formed wasn't difficult enough, this system has three!" ...
A breakthrough in the cosmic caper came in 2023, when a team of researchers led by Anna de Graaff, a Clay Fellow at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, used the Webb telescope to analyze ...
Astronomers using the Webb telescope see volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io in a whole new light
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals active volcanoes on Io in unprecedented detail thanks to an innovative technique.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured rare images of a comet as it was breaking apart in November 2025. Credit: NASA / ESA / Dennis Bodewits / Joseph DePasquale For practically as long as NASA's Hubble ...
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