An unusual planet located about 48.5 light-years from Earth may seem far too extreme for life. One side is permanently exposed to intense heat, while...

An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) recently made a first-ever discovery when observing SDSS J110546.07+145202.4,...

Scientists have discovered that clouds on distant planets may be doing much more than blocking our view. New research suggests these clouds can trap heat...

The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest and most famous objects in the night sky. It can even be seen without a telescope, and...

Astronomers have discovered a rare giant planet outside our solar system that could help scientists better understand how large planets form and evolve. The newly...

Astronomers have made a surprising discovery inside the remains of a giant star that exploded about 1,600 years ago. They found newborn stars surrounded by...

Astronomers have taken a closer look at a giant planet called Beta Pictoris b, hoping to solve one of the biggest mysteries in planetary...

What do you do when a fireball lights up the sky and every camera meant to capture it comes up empty? Last spring, a bright...

An unusual visitor from deep space is helping scientists learn more about what the universe was like billions of years before our solar system...

When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a powerful event called a supernova. These explosions are among the most...

A nearby planet that could potentially support life may be more Earth-like than scientists first believed. New observations suggest the planet, called GJ 3378b, is...

While studying planets beyond our Solar System (6,316 confirmed exoplanets and counting), scientists have discovered some very interesting systems. Consider TOI-201, a compact system populated...

Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial life – a sophisticated bot that helps identify stars hosting planets similar to Jupiter...

Astronomers have discovered one of the faintest galaxies ever found near the Andromeda Galaxy. The tiny galaxy, called Andromeda XXXVI (And XXXVI), may be around...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have studied one of the largest young star clusters in our galaxy, Westerlund 1. Their findings, recently...

In the vastness of space, using data from the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have discovered the heaviest pair of supermassive black holes ever seen. The...

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life. Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles,...