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

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

Recently, astronomers have detected a repeating phenomenon of laser-like bursts emanating from a distant galaxy, sparking ...

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

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

WISPIT 2b, a gas giant forming around a young Sun-like star, has been directly imaged for the first time inside a spectacular ...

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

Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighboring stars for the first time ...

At the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Meredith Rawls makes sure reflected sunlight doesn’t ruin astronomical observations by the ...

The Metro Producer Sam Corey spoke with Brother Guy about what he does for the church, and why his faith empowers his science ...

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

Astronomers captured a glimpse of the innermost layers of a massive star before it exploded in a supernova, changing their ...