In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

Spanning approximately 220,000 light-years across, the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...

The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

ESA's Gaia mission, the Very Large Telescope and other ground-based telescopes have discovered stellar black hole Gaia BH3.

Beneath a breathtaking full Moon, construction on the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope—the ELT—progresses in ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

That extends to disposing of inoperative satellites. SpaceX has been relatively responsible in deorbiting its defunct ...

This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are lighter than stars, but heavier than gas ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries – and decide when ...