A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a supermassive black hole.

When the rings are close to edgewise, they appear less bright, presenting a fine opportunity to observe Saturn’s moons. The brightest, Titan, has a 16-day orbit, and appears farthest east of the ...

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

Your neighbor’s cousin’s friend who went to Yellowstone last summer won’t stop talking about it, but here’s a secret: Curt Gowdy State Park near Cheyenne might just be Wyoming’s most underrated ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has revealed that most massive stars in the early universe were likely born in ...

A coronal mass ejection on another star has been witnessed in its entirety for the first time, revealing that when these ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

Scientists have finally observed long-sought twisting magnetic waves, known as torsional Alfvén waves, in the Sun’s ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...