Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...

Astronomers capture first image of a white dwarf exploding twice in space Rare double-detonation seen in supernova remnant ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.

A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system.

Astronomers have captured a stunning, detailed image of the nearby Sculptor galaxy, spanning an impressive 65,000 light years ...

"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...

Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a ...

Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...

Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...

Dennis Mammana Stargazers We live in a world defined by inches, feet and miles (or centimeters, meters and kilometers, if you prefer), and it’s not difficult for most of us to comprehend sizes and ...

Other astronomers had observed Uranus before but thought it was a star. When Herschel observed it with a telescope he designed and built himself, he realized that in fact is was the seventh planet ...