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 ...

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

Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of ...

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

Throughout the Earth’s precessional cycle, different stars serve as a pole star, including Thuban, Kochab, Polaris, and Vega.

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

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

The Ancient City Astronomy Club is hosting an event called Night Under the Stars from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the St.

Archaeologists have recently made a groundbreaking discovery: a stone carving that appears to be an ancient map of the stars.

Touch the Stars is like an introductory astronomy book that would be good for, you know, anyone who is age eight and up, because it has all sorts of typical astronomy images.

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