Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two ...

An object we thought belonged to the most common category of planet in the galaxy has turned out to be something we've never ...

Moving at roughly 20,505 miles per hour along the distant world's equator, it’s the fastest known jet stream that wraps around a planet ...

Explore the extraordinary weather phenomena on WASP-127b, where supersonic winds reach speeds of 33,000 kilometers per hour.

Astronomers have discovered extreme jet-stream winds on exoplanet WASP-127b, reaching astonishing speeds of 20,500 miles per ...

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term habitability.

Astronomers recorded extreme winds of 33,000 kph on exoplanet WASP-127b, a 'hot Jupiter' with low density orbiting close to ...

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today (Jan. 24). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from ...

Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, two teams of astronomers—centered at Penn State and MIT—independently announced new discoveries about an extreme form of planetary destruction: apparently ...

NASA's Pandora mission has moved forward with the completion of its spacecraft bus, which supports the mission's structure, power, and systems.

"We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, follow their footsteps." ...

A PLANET nestled more than 500 light-years away from Earth is home to the fastest known winds. Barrelling through space at 20,000mph, the “supersonic” gales would be fierce enough to ...