The marvelous Eise Eisinga Planetarium, the world’s oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world, dating from 1781, ...

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 ...

Astronomers spot 'interstellar object' speeding through solar system This is the third time an object from outside the solar system has been found.

A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of the early universe that has escaped normal evolution.

This is the first evidence for a white dwarf exploding not once, but twice. The discovery could shed new light on how some supernovae work.

Researchers aim to study the universe’s 'Dark Ages' using a quiet orbit around the Moon. Their small satellite will search for ancient hydrogen signals and cosmic clues. Astronomers hope to uncover in ...

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope got the first photographic evidence of a white dwarf that detonated twice in a supernova.

You may only live once, but some stars die twice. Astronomers have now discovered the first visual evidence of such a stellar event, a dead star that underwent a so-called "double-detonation." ...

Astronomers have captured the first-ever visual evidence of awhite dwarf star exploding twice in a remarkable supernova event. The discovery, made by studying the remnants of supernova SNR 0509-67 ...

Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom ...

Over the next few days, astronomers will pull together evidence to determine whether the object is a comet.