A star flying through the night sky may be the fastest-moving solar system in our galaxy. Possibly a planet a little larger than Neptune orbiting a small star, the system could be moving at least 1.2 ...

Scientists have officially confirmed the discovery of a new super-Earth, HD 20794 d, located just 20 light-years away. This ...

The sun is much more than a bright light in the sky. It's a giant ball of burning gas that holds our cosmic neighborhood ...

Astronomers may have found a star racing through our galaxy at an incredible speed—dragging a planet along with it! If ...

NASA is preparing to launch its exoplanet telescope Pandora and it got a step closer on Monday. In a statement, the agency announced that it has chosen Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch the telescope that ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving exoplanet system, nearly ...

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

The self-made world-class astronomer and community houses manager talks to PJ TAYLOR about her amazing galactic journey.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Despite growing interest, astronomy remains an expensive hobby in Bangladesh, with telescopes being costly and light pollution in cities limiting observation ...

A planetary alignment happens when several planets appear in a line from Earth’s point of view. Mercury will join Venus, Mars ...

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.