According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...

The public is invited to the free celebration from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Como Park Elementary School at 780 Wheelock Parkway West on April 17.

Researchers interrogated the 'sounds' of a cluster of stars within the Milky Way, uncovering a new technique for astrophysicists to probe the universe and learn more about its evolution.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

Scientists have just discovered four small, rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star to our solar system after the Alpha Centauri system, NASA announced. Located only six ...

Two planets outside the solar system have been identified orbiting a star located nearly 250 light-years away from Earth in ...

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

Each of the planets, labeled b, c, d, and e, has a mass between 20% and 30% of Earth's, making them among the smallest yet ...

Indian scientists discover TOI-6038A b, a giant exoplanet 78 times Earth's mass. This sub-Saturn world orbits a binary star, ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...