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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Deep in space, astronomers have witnessed a rare and powerful moment: the birth of planets around a distant baby star. This ...