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...

In 2024, astronomers detected a rocky exoplanet, GJ 3378b, orbiting a red dwarf sun just 25 light-years from Earth in the direction of the...

The number of satellites orbiting Earth is growing at an incredible speed, and scientists say it could soon change the night sky forever. A new...

Scale in the universe is hard to understand from a purely human perspective. Many times the math just doesn’t sit well with our brains that...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable black hole that has been sending out powerful radio waves for more than eight years, something never seen before. The...

The formation of continents was an important step in Earth's history. Continents and plate tectonics are connected to the planet's habitability, and the same is...

A giant planet that orbits a dead star has surprised scientists once again. New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest the planet...

Mars is famous for its huge dust storms, but scientists now believe these storms may do more than block sunlight and reduce visibility. A new...

When a bright fireball raced across the sky over Alaska last spring, scientists expected cameras and satellites to reveal exactly where it came from...

A newly discovered group of tiny red galaxies may help solve one of astronomy's biggest mysteries: where the universe's highest-energy neutrinos come from. Using the...

Imagine being nudged again and again by thousands of tiny shoves, each one barely perceptible alone, until they add up to a steady drift...

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is already famous for being the largest moon in the solar system. At more than 3,200 miles wide, it is even...

For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a strange pattern observed in galaxies. No matter the age, shape, or size of a galaxy, the...

How do galaxies such as our Milky Way come into existence? How do they grow and change over time? The science behind galaxy formation has...

Galaxy more than 13 billion light years away is smallest discovered at that distance. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and using first-of-their-kind observations...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery: 55 fast-moving stars that were thrown out of a young star cluster called R136. This star cluster is located...