A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

Astronomers have recently unlocked a new frontier in exoplanet exploration, generating the first 3D map of a distant world.

Four hundred light-years away, a world twice the size of Jupiter glows like a forge. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

Astronomers have created the first three-dimensional (3D) map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones – one so scorching that it breaks down water ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with ...

Skywatchers will get a cosmic treat this week with a celestial gathering of planets. A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade," will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...