Betelgeuse is one of the weirdest stars in the sky, but astronomers can now explain one of its most enduring mysteries.

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a "failed galaxy," a massive, starless ...

Across the observable universe, galaxies appear as luminous islands of stars and gas, anchored by invisible frameworks of ...

Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in India and elsewhere have conducted a ...

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's ...

Webb reveals a bridge of stars linking two nearby dwarf galaxies, offering a look at how gravity reshapes galaxies and sparks ...

A study of 91 pairs of stars finds that about 8%, or one in 12, swallowed up a planet at some point in their lives. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Indian astronomers have investigated a type of binary star system called W Ursae-Majoris type contact binaries. The research ...

Researchers co-led a study that will improve the detection of gravitational waves--ripples in space and time. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering ...

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The planetary system that includes Earth and its sibling planets orbiting the sun has been remarkably stable during its roughly 4.5 billion years of existence. But not ...

Plenty of threats already loom here on Earth without us having to worry about a star engulfing our planet. Fortunately, us Earthlings have made our home on a planet in a solar system that has ...