What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular new image of the largest and most unusual protoplanetary disk ever ...

For the first time ever astronomers have witnessed a budding star system emerge for the cosmic fog. Credit: Directed by: L.

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...

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The small, icy visitor now racing away from the inner solar system is not just another comet. It is an interstellar object, ...

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Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the Gaia spacecraft took its last image. Then the craft ran a final round of engineering tests, fired its ...

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

After four centuries of advances, astronomers now capture the Sun’s swirling, dynamic features in stunning detail.

A patch of turmoil on the Sun can feel far away, until it reaches into your daily life. In 2024, one solar region became so ...