The next generation of advanced telescopes could sharpen the hunt for potential extraterrestrial life by closely scrutinizing the atmospheres of...
A new treasure trove of Webb images has arrived. Near- and mid-infrared images show off every facet of these face-on...
A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers’ knowledge of planet formation...
By clocking the speed of stars throughout the Milky Way galaxy, MIT physicists have found that stars further out in...
The science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke selected his own seven wonders of the world in a BBC television series...
‘Hidden’ stars including a new type of elderly giant nicknamed ‘old smoker’ have been spotted for the first time by...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in its atmosphere....
This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC),...
A significant breakthrough in understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes has been discovered. The new simulations, for...
Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it...
One of the key missions of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is to probe the early universe. Now, the...
An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than...
