A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

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

Exploration of the outer solar system may be getting a boost from the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO). When this gigantic ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert -- home to ...

Priyamvada Natarajan, an astrophysicist, is transforming the science of black holes with pioneering concepts such as 'direct collapse' formation. With computations advancing in power, her ...

The Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz has been named a recipient of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s (RCSA) Robert Holland Jr ...

Yet, far from acting in courageous defiance, many scientists and administrators now seem to think that the best response to ...

He is a renowned science communicator and author, dedicated to making astrophysics accessible to a wide audience.", "interesting_fact": "There is a thin layer of the element Iridium can be found ...

Multiple people familiar with the White House proposal said cuts to NASA's "Science Mission Directorate" could be as high as ...