NASA has received the first images from a tiny spacecraft designed to study the ...

The largest stars in the universe live the life of a rock star. If that is the case, ​the one named WOH G64 might be considered the stellar equivalent of Jimi Hendrix.

Learn about the first images of low-mass stars captured by SPARCS, a nanosatellite that could provide insight into exoplanets ...

A newly derived “q-desic” equation suggests that quantum effects may subtly alter particle trajectories across the universe.

Volunteer astronomers sifting through infrared images from a retired NASA telescope have spotted a faint object racing ...

Astronomers have detected an Earth-size planet candidate orbiting a nearby star once a year, making it a promising target for ...

In our solar system, Jupiter is the undisputed king. If you added more mass to Jupiter, it wouldn’t actually get much bigger ...

A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...

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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 ...

Just 40 light-years away lies one of the most remarkable planetary systems ever discovered: TRAPPIST-1, a small red dwarf star orbited by seven Earth-sized planets. Four of those worlds sit within the ...