Scientists have detected planet-forming pebbles around two young stars, providing insight into the birth of solar systems ...

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and ...

Around seven asteroids or comets are though to hit Saturn ever year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

Astronomers have shared a jaw-dropping view of what galaxies looked like in the early Universe. A study has peered back to ...

Newly Discovered 'Jellyfish Galaxy' Stunned Astronomers and Could Reveal a Chapter of Galactic Evolution Data from the James ...

Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...

Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

The resemblance is striking when viewed through cosmic maps. The structure was found as part of the CLASSIX Cluster Survey ...

Its closest approach to the Sun will occur around October 30, just inside Mars’ orbit, at 1.4 AU, before it continues its ...

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System. Officially named ...