Chemical evolution begins before planets are formed: The findings suggest that protoplanetary discs inherit and further ...

Finding an exoplanet in a star’s habitable zone always generates interest. Each of these planets has a chance, even if it’s ...

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes "have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a ...

Tentative detections of life-linked molecules in a star’s disk suggest planets may form with the ingredients for life already ...

A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...

It may be the best time of year for stargazers to witness meteors blazing through the night sky.Late July will offer the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped some spooky looking photos of our solar system's newest interstellar invader on the ...

On July 21, 2025, NSF NOIRLab issued a press release stating that astronomers had detected a long-anticipated companion star ...

A team of astronomers have made a fascinating discovery that forces us to rethink our understanding of how dead stars behave.

Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret "buddy" star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

Unlike active galaxies that constantly pull in surrounding material, these black holes lie dormant until a star passes by.

The findings confirm a long-standing theory first proposed in the early 1900s. More importantly, it sheds new light on how massive stars evolve and die, as well as how their close companions might ...