For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought ...

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a record-smashing galaxy wrapped in 9 rings of stars — along with ...

As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...

Astrology's popularity soars among youth despite scientific education, revealing a search for comfort amid uncertainty in a ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation. Of those that have been confirmed, most have been gas giants ranging from ...

The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly ...

The University of Connecticut’s planetarium on North Eagleville Road gave students the opportunity to see the stars on Feb. 4. from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in their first weekly event of the spring ...

Experts have found water in the universe for the first time in history, and it could be one of the greatest achievements ever ...

Imagine a distant world, light-years away, where intelligent beings scan the cosmos, searching for hints of life. If their ...