While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Recent research challenges the prevailing theory that hot Jupiters (gas giants orbiting close to their stars) form through a disruptive process that prevents the existence of smaller planets in the ...

A team of scientists using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope in the Netherlands has observed radio waves that carry the distinct signatures of aurorae, caused by the interaction between ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had both positive and negative impacts on astronomy research, where overall the number of research papers being produced increased, but the number of new or junior ...

A new study provides evidence that SpaceX Starlink satellites are emitting electromagnetic radiation in orbit — and this has the potential to disrupt astronomical observations. “This study represents ...

LAS VEGAS -- September 6, 2024 -- The origins of aptly named supermassive black holes – which can weigh in at more than a million times the mass of the sun and reside in the center of most galaxies – ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have chosen to take advantage of those resources in the form of a minor in ...

New research suggests that the Solar System may have captured a rogue planet, leading to changes in the existing orbits of the planets. The study, conducted by Edward Belbruno from Yeshiva University ...

Perseid Meteor Shower in 2017 with astronomical observatory in the foreground. A group of astrophysicists in France have turned their attention away from the stars to focus on what they can do to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Chinese astronomers hope to establish a major observatory program on the roof of the world, the ...