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The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a remarkable difference between sunrise and sunset on the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121 b. (An artist’s impression of WASP-121 b.) Credit: Mikal Evans James ...

Using the Keck Observatory, astronomers measured the spins of dozens of giant planets and brown dwarfs orbiting distant stars. They found that giant planets can spin faster than much more massive ...

Picture a planet with no sunrise and no sunset. One hemisphere is scorched by a star it can never turn away from. The other is locked in permanent night. Between them, colossal winds rip through the ...

Many planets in the universe may be hazed in clouds of soot, according to a new study by University of Chicago scientists. According to the analysis, high temperatures and crushing pressures on these ...

Time works differently in space and on other planets, so the decade-plus that Alien Isolation fans have been waiting for the sequel might have felt like a blink of an eye on a different world. On ...

The xenomorph from the Alien franchise is one of the most legendary creatures in cinema history. Now it’s the star of FX’s series Alien: Earth too. Many filmmakers have put xenomorphs on screen and ...

A Soft Murmur gives you a clean set of sound sliders—rain, thunder, waves, wind, even a coffee shop—and lets you mix your own perfect background in seconds. You don’t need to sign up for an account ...

Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric models. By directly imaging Epsilon Indi Ab with the James Webb Space ...

Waves on Earth usually need a decent push to rise. A calm breeze barely disturbs a lake. The surface ripples, maybe shimmers a little, and that’s it. But waves on other planets are much different. On ...