A team of 48 astronomers from 14 countries, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has discovered a population of ...

"It's really difficult to overstate how bad we are at finding intermediate mass black holes." ...

A distant star dimmed by 97% for nearly 200 days. Astronomers say giant rings around a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter may explain it.

In 2014, a NASA telescope observed that the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around ...

Astronomers with the MeerKAT radio telescope uncover the universe's most distant hydroxyl gigamaser, revealing new insights into cosmic phenomena and paving the way for future discoveries. Explore how ...

Astronomers may finally understand why planets orbiting two suns, the real-world equivalents of the "Star Wars" planet ...

Top Astronomers Just Revealed the Most Convincing Proof of Alien Life Until Today ...

A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and deeply connected to how the galaxy is organized.

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observation ...

Astronomy has the opportunity to be more than a victim of growth. It can be a driver of infrastructure, education and long-term exploration. By articulating its needs clearly and aligning with the ...