The giant exoplanet, named HD 189733 b, is 11% bigger than Jupiter and sits 64.5 light-years away from our Solar System - but ...

NASA's striking discovery in the universe. The agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a planet ...

The Bennu asteroid was first discovered in 1999 and the name came from the winning entry in a contest to name an asteroid, with a young child called Michael Puzio suggesting the winning name after the ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

"The question 'Are we alone?' is one of the most significant questions, not just in the history of science, but in the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing unprecedented 3D details of interstellar dust and gas. The space between stars is ...

This suggests that NGC 5084 is host to a supermassive black hole tipped on its side, and scientists think it could be ...

One of the most distant and, thus, earliest star-killing supernovas ever seen has been discovered by astronomers with the ...

Hubble uncovers the blue lurker star, offering rare insights into triple-star system evolution and stellar mergers ...