Barnard's Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

"The goal of this project was to explore the fundamental low-mass limit of the star and brown dwarf formation process." ...

Scientists have discovered that alien existence could be hiding in gases on distant planets. New research suggests ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Deep down, many Star Trek fans wish they had their own Galaxy's Edge…a way of stepping into the immersive world … Continue ...

NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren't any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! This task is somewhat less challenging around the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way, Andromeda.

a galaxy that orbits about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way. For a century, exoplanet hunters have “discovered” planets around a nearby star, only to retract the claims. But the latest ...