A team of astronomers has detected a mysterious “heartbeat” signal originating from deep space, capturing the attention of ...

Astronomers have used a new type of extreme supernova in which a massive star was stripped right "down to the bone" to better ...

The exoplanet is the first confirmed detection of a planet in a multi-ringed protoplanetary disk, a disk that contains ...

A possible asteroid impact on Saturn—the first ever captured on video—has set off a wave of investigation across the ...

The race for space internet is colliding with humanity’s oldest science.

Researchers have been trying to explain this bizarre radio signal for decades. A new study hones in on its potential source.

Researchers describe the newly discovered binary system as a cosmic oddball. Stars often reach the end of their lives and ...

A new ultra-detailed map of the Sculptor Galaxy exposes stellar life and hidden structures, offering new insights into how small-scale processes influence entire galaxies. Astronomers have unveiled a ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical ...

Astronomers have unraveled the mystery of a bright celestial object that looks like the Eye of Sauron from Middle Earth.

Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.