"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

Aug. 26 marked the 140th anniversary of McKim Observatory’s First Light. An observatory’s “First Light” signifies when a ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, the University of Warwick, and the Canary Islands ...

James Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught ...

The mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's "little red dots" could be solved if they are not ancient galaxies but are entirely new celestial objects called "black hole stars." ...

Students can now reach for the stars, literally, through the new astronomy major at the University of North Carolina at ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

Astronomers have unveiled a fascinating rhythm that reverberates across multiple stars within our galaxy. This galactic-scale ...

Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of ...