Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

Astronomers are uncovering distant worlds beyond our solar system using ingenious indirect methods like observing stellar ...

With all of the worrying things happening here, on earth, one way to take your mind off them is to look at the beauty of the cosmos. Luckily, NASA is still out there exploring outer space and ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar neighbor, which lies just 4.2 light-years away — thanks to a powerful new ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young ...

There have been questions about a mysterious ninth planet in our solar system for nearly a decade. Pluto was unseated as number nine in 2006. Now, a group of international researchers say they may ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Two cosmic collisions near the star Fomalhaut solve the mystery of a disappearing "planet" and show rare planetesimal crashes ...

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.