The Very Large Telescope in Chile has found, for the first time, an infant planet nestled in spiral arms of dust around a ...

A newly detected interstellar object called the 3I/ATLAS, is travelling towards the inner solar system at an estimated speed ...

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that ...

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 ...

The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according researchers ...

There’s a visitor in town, and its name is 3I/ATLAS. The presumed interstellar comet presents a rare opportunity for ...

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever ...

Speaking at a local restaurant, University of Virginia astronomers share the wonders of the universe, hard science and some ...

Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising ...