Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...
A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's ...
Astronomers have discovered planets so massive they challenge everything we thought we knew about planetary formation. From ...
Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground ocean of magma that traps sulphur and may represent an entirely new class of worlds.
A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...
With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the galaxy’s most ...
Learn about the first images of low-mass stars captured by SPARCS, a nanosatellite that could provide insight into exoplanets ...
Volunteer astronomers sifting through infrared images from a retired NASA telescope have spotted a faint object racing through space at roughly 1 million miles per hour, fast enough to eventually ...