For the first time, the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk around a planet has been revealed. The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that ...

Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist’s impression of a moon-forming circumplanetary disk around CT Cha b, and the carbon ...

You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of gas and dust around a newly formed planetary body. It is hoped the ...