The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Dr Kaya Han Taş, the study’s lead author from the University of Amsterdam, confirmed the discovery using a combination of ...

Plasma waves are a critical element to understanding the many mysteries of the gas giant’s turbulent, magnetically powerful ...

Stars of all ages and masses emit electromagnetic energy in different ways, and these emissions attract the attention of ...

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

Astronomers have discovered a bright signal, embedded deep in a young disc, that is likely young planet HD 135344B still ...