The textbook picture of how planets form—serene, flat disks of cosmic dust—has just received a significant cosmic twist.

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla gains global spotlight as NASA names its meteor image Astronomy Picture of the Day for its pristine night skies ...

The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist.

Every Harry Potter fan has dreamt of at least one visit to Hogwarts. Entering the world of magic, walking through the moving staircases, sitting down for a (quite lavish) dinner in the Great Hall ...

Sometimes in science a negative result is just as important as a positive one. And sometimes data artifacts get the better of ...

Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered ...

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

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Scientists think the famous 1977 radio burst wasn’t aliens—but you can help confirm the truth using a low-cost radio ...

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...

The Fête de la Science will be held from October 3 to 13, 2025 in Paris and the surrounding region. For the occasion, the Saint Antoine research center, located on the site of the eponymous hospital, ...