As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...

Aside from being the most powerful known explosions in the universe, ENTs can help astronomers learn more about monster black holes in faraway galaxies. That's because the incredible brightness of ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...

The odds of a galactic collision in our distant future are much lower than we thought, according to new simulations.

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists anywhere else besides Earth.

Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or 'hot Jupiters,' astronomers can spend ... In earlier work, Rice identified an unexpectedly large number of binary systems ...

Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars ...

For years, astronomers had theorized that such orbits ... What’s more, this was not even the original goal of the team’s work. “The discovery was serendipitous, as our observations were ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...