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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted roughly 40 pairs of lonely "planets" that are seemingly floating through empty space without being tethered to any star in particular. The baffling discovery of these Jupiter Mass Binary Objects (JuMBOs), which showed up in a new survey of the Orion Nebula, has astronomers baffled. Scientists have two […]

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.

The discovery could indicate the presence of double-Neptunes or double-Earths in planet-forming regions of space.

Around 40 pairs of these objects were identified by the James Webb Space Telescope during a survey of the Orion Nebula.

An illustrated calendar of the best nighttime and daytime sights of early autumn.

Many weather events we experience on Earth can be found on other planets too, including whirlwinds, and the Perseverance rover recently captured footage of one.

October is a great time to stargaze; the skies are frequently clear, and the temperatures (hopefully) haven’t yet dipped to the frigid range. Plus, you have dark skies for a

The harvest moon spills a little extra moonlight our way this week.

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere