Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...

The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

The Milky Way is known to host a diverse array of planetary systems, providing astronomers with extensive insights into how ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

All but one of Andromeda's satellite galaxies were found to be pointing right at us. According to our best models, that shouldn't be the case at all.

Scientists at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics found a single giant flare from a ...

The announcement, on Holy Thursday, of the discovery of the strongest evidence to date of activity produced by living beings outside the Solar System caused as much anticipation as controversy. The ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had ...