Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos ...

Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs. Blue Origin announced a 10 ...

Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...

With an assist from the NEID spectrograph, a team of astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanet Gaia-4b—one of the most massive planets known to orbit a low-mass star. Gaia-4b is also the ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Specifically, it looks like it contains both Geth and Angara, the latter of which is one of the only known native species in the Andromeda galaxy. This, in turn, means that the two races are ...

Named HD 20794 D, the newly discovered exoplanet orbits a star similar to the Sun, and researchers believe it may be able to sustain liquid water, which is vital for life, as we know it ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) An international research team with Swiss participation has discovered an exoplanet with a special property. According to the University of Geneva, the planet allows new ...

This result, drawing on over two decades of observations, opens a window to future studies of Earth-like exoplanets that may have conditions suitable for life. The findings have been published in ...