One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

Organized by the UK-based nonprofit Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), dedicated to exploring and one day settling ...

On November 1st, 2024, Project Hyperion – an international, interdisciplinary team of architects, engineers, anthropologists, ...

Crystal clouds on a distant world may shimmer like sun dogs, hinting at exotic optics shaped by heat, wind, and starlight.

NASA is plotting a new mission that could be the one to finally uncover alien life in the universe. Or, it may uncover a ...

The quest to understand the chemical makeup of distant celestial bodies is gaining momentum thanks to the advanced ...

What can carbon dioxide (CO₂) on Saturn’s moons teach scientists about their formation and evolution? This is what a recent ...

In 2015, astronomer Tabetha Boyajian and colleagues announced the discovery of unusual light fluctuations coming from a star ...

Astronomers may have captured the rare moment of a planet forming around a young star, HD 135344B, 440 light-years away. Using the powerful ERIS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, they spotted ...

Scientists found a temperate exoplanet in the nearby L 98-59 red dwarf star system. Now they wonder if the rocky world has an atmosphere.