Dr. Gregory Feiden, a University of North Georgia (UNG) professor of astronomy, and his research group have spent the past ...

New research has unveiled the potential for an atmosphere around an Earth -sized planet located approximately 40 light-years ...

Yet much of the dust endures, likely cocooned by protective cooler gas pockets, according to the statement. Observing these ...

Astronomers discovered a rare ultra-massive white dwarf forged in a stellar smash-up and unmasked only by Hubble’s ...

It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have ...

Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope have uncovered new details about the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

Researchers have spotted a Jupiter-like gas giant forming in the disk around a young sun — earlier in the star's lifetime ...

Researchers describe the newly discovered binary system as a cosmic oddball. Stars often reach the end of their lives and ...

A group of young astronomers has captured something few people ever get to see: a planet in the middle of its own creation.

Planetariums around the world are invited to participate in this year’s edition of the IAU’s annual outreach event.

What exactly does the boundary of the universe look like? Xiao Wang initially imagined it to be like the Earth's atmosphere, ...

An interest in astronomy may strike early in life or later. Regardless of what lit the fire of that interest, you need ...