THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

Astronomers have discovered a baby planet forming around the star HD 135344B. This planet is sculpting spiral arms in the ...

However, these “dormant” singularities will occasionally come into contact with stars and other objects as they move around the galaxy. If they come too close, these objects are gobbled up by the ...

The fifth planet, named L 98-59 f, is located in the star’s habitable zone, where conditions could allow liquid water to exist.

In an ambitious leap forward for radio astronomy, the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE-Night) is preparing to ...

Tentative detections of life-linked molecules in a star’s disk suggest planets may form with the ingredients for life already ...

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

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

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

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 ...