As the planet orbits, material from its surface is being stripped away and evaporating, creating a huge tail of debris behind it — similar to what happens to comets when they come close to the sun.

Artist Maya Man talks about her space HEART and making 'A Realistic Day in My Life Living in New York City' for the Whitney.

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Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered that a planet fell into its star rather than being consumed by it.

A new image of a proplyd with a comet-like appearance has deepened the mystery of these radiation-proof planetary nurseries.

A total of more than 5,600 alien worlds have been confirmed through various methods. For more sublime space images, check out our Space Photo of the Week archives.

Even JWST can’t separate these tiny planets from their host stars – as they orbit their stars too closely. But there is a way to “see” the planet’s atmosphere from this entangled light.

The James Webb Space Telescope's remarkable gifts A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday.

Still, "Fierce Planets" is the star in this museum galaxy with its celestial quilt-filled galleries. The show was curated by Studio Art Quilt Associates of Hebron, Connecticut.