Astronomers are closing in on a result so statistically secure that, in their language, it borders on certainty: a 99.9999999 ...

Astronomers have discovered a planet beyond the solar system that orbits its twin parent stars closer than any ever seen ...

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

Astronomers have discovered a relatively cool and small exoplanet orbiting a nearby star, with a “year” of several months. The find offers a rare opportunity to study planets and solar systems like ...

Working through years’ worth of data from an old observational campaign, a team of astronomers have directly imaged a new ...

Astronomers have flagged a distant stellar object so extreme that, on paper, it should not exist. Its mass, brightness and apparent age collide with the limits of current models, forcing researchers ...

They’re bright and blue — and a bit strange. They’re a new type of stellar explosion that was recently discovered by a team of astronomers led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Drawing on the University of Arizona’s renowned strength in interferometry, astronomers from Steward Observatory are leading ...

Brooklyn, New York (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Future Astronomers, creator of the Future Astronomers astronomy educational platform, announced today that they are launching the second phase of free programs ...

For around a year now, the Sidewalk Astronomers have been meeting regularly in D.C. to show people that gazing at the stars ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...