This planet is way too big for its star
Scientists love outliers.
Outliers are nature’s way of telling us what its boundaries are and where its limits lie.
Rather than being upset when an outlier...
Australian Space Agency revealed the name of Australia’s Moon rover: Roo-ver
Australia has chosen.
Roo-ver has secured a place in history as the name of Australia’s first lunar rover, which will launch to the Moon with...
An epic space odyssey: The 10-billion-year journey of a star to our galaxy’s black...
A new study has uncovered a fascinating story about a star's long journey through space.
Researchers have found a star, named S0-6, near the supermassive...
Europa clipper could help discover if Jupiter’s moon is habitable
Since 1979, when the Voyager probes flew past Jupiter and its system of moons, scientists have speculated about the possibility of life within Europa.
Based...
Will wide binaries be the end of MOND
It’s a fact that many of us have churned out during public engagement events; that at least 50% of all stars are part of...
Dancing planets: A unique cosmic symphony 100 light-years away
In a remarkable discovery, scientists have found a star system, not too far from Earth, where six planets are performing a cosmic dance around...
Astronomers discover a spectacular star stream stretching between galaxies
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery: a massive stream of stars, stretching far beyond any single galaxy.
This discovery, published in the journal Astronomy &...
Eris could be slushier than Pluto, shows study
In 2005, astronomer Mike Brown and his colleagues Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz announced the discovery of a previously unknown planetoid in the Kuiper...
Scientists find enormous planet orbiting small star, shaking up solar system theories
Scientists from Penn State University have made a groundbreaking discovery that's turning heads in the world of astronomy.
In a recent study published in the...
Scientists discover a ghostly galaxy with James Webb Space Telescope
In a remarkable turn of events, astronomers have rediscovered a galaxy that was once visible, then seemingly disappeared, and has now been spotted again...