14+ hour, 20+ min ago  (787+ words) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers has analyzed the surface of a nearby super-Earth type exoplanet, only 48. 5 light-years away. They said on May 4, 2026, that this large rocky world is dark on its surface, extremely hot…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1036+ words) A new study has provided fresh evidence that some of the largest stellar-mass black holes didn't form directly from the collapse of massive stars. Instead, the research suggests, they were built from chaotic collisions and repeated mergers between multiple smaller…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (73+ words) Earth Sky You can see all 25 winners at Capture the Atlas. If these images inspire you to capture a great shot of the Milky Way, submit it to Earth Sky, too! And if you just want to enjoy the Milky…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (154+ words) Earth Sky NASA releases 12, 000 Artemis pics! See our faves here NASA has released more than 12, 000 images from the Artemis 2 mission on its website. They are a collection of views of Earth and the moon that the astronauts captured while aboard…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (670+ words) Discoveries of exoplanets " planets orbiting other stars " have increased in leaps and bounds in recent years. According to the NASA Exoplanet Archive, there are currently 6, 278 confirmed planets. And now, thanks to an astonishing new study, the number of exoplanet candidates…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (703+ words) Small, low-mass stars such as red dwarfs are well-known for blasting out powerful flares. And when they do, they send waves of radiation rippling out into space. It's long been suspected these flares might prevent the development of life on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (28+ words) Earth Sky Thank you, Earth Sky community Diffuse nebulae in the deep sky Messier objects are fuzzy patches in the night sky...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (593+ words) If they are indeed present, the clouds high in the atmosphere of this exo-Jupiter will be similar to high-altitude cirrus clouds on Earth. Epsilon Indi Ab is about 12 light-years away. It orbits its star at about Neptune's distance from our…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (786+ words) ESA originally published this article on April 21, 2026. Edits by Earth Sky. With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project, you can now join in the search to find galaxies that are bending the very fabric of the…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (541+ words) Scientists have long thought that there was once a lake, or series of lakes, in Gale crater, where the Curiosity rover has been exploring since 2012. Now, Curiosity has found even more evidence for that ancient lake. Intriguingly, on Earth, deposits…...