The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

By studying the chemical composition of an odd, dying star, astronomers discovered that it had been feasting on what used to ...

NASA says its Hubble Space Telescope has detected a white dwarf star that consumed fragments of a Pluto-like object. Space ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...

Hubble discovered a white dwarf planet devouring a Pluto-like object, revealing debris rich in water and nitrogen.

Astronomy experts advise stargazers to find locations away from city lights, where dark skies allow for clearer views. Parks, ...

Astronomers are pulling back the curtain on two of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how planets are born and how invisible ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

One of the world's largest radio telescopes has been destroyed by a Ukrainian drone to prevent Russian forces from using it ...

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and ...