Astronomers are watching a planet get its atmosphere blasted away into space
What do you get when a hot young world orbits a wildly unstable young red dwarf?
For AU Microsopii b, the answer is: flares from...
If rogue planets are everywhere, how could we explore them?
At one time, astronomers believed that the planets formed in their current orbits, which remained stable over time.
But more recent observations, theory, and calculations...
How will we the find first signs of alien life — and when?
When will we find evidence for life beyond Earth?
And where will that evidence be found?
University of Arizona astronomer Chris Impey, the author of book...
Groundbreaking satellite learns to spot clouds in space in real-time
For the first time in history, scientists have taught a computer program in space to identify changes in cloud cover.
This cutting-edge project was led...
A gamma ray burst lasted so long it triggered a satellite twice
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful astrophysical phenomena in the universe.
For a span of seconds to a few minutes, they can be...
Astronomers discover new clues about fast radio bursts
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are a bit like cosmic fireworks.
They are sudden, intense explosions of electromagnetic radiation from deep space, lasting just milliseconds.
Astronomers discovered...
How stars’ churning core influences their light
A team of researchers from the Flatiron Institute and Northwestern University have developed computer simulations that can help us understand the insides of massive...
Scientists witness evaporating planet getting the hiccups
Astronomers have witnessed an extraordinary sight in space, 32 light-years away from Earth, in a star system named AU Microscopii.
Here, a fiery star is...
Webb takes highly detailed image of actively forming stars
Stars are just like kids. When they're young, they're really active and full of energy. Just like how your little brother or sister might...
Scientists find new features of galactic black holes
Black holes, the most puzzling entities in the universe, often seem as if they have jumped straight from the pages of a sci-fi novel.
Stellar-mass...