Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet’s atmosphere.

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

Scientists from Keele University have found strong evidence that some of Earth’s past mass extinctions could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions—massive star explosions in the Milky Way.

At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN) mode, where they pull in gas and ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.

You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot ...

A study of 263 galaxies using NASA supports the theory that Earth may exist inside a black hole. Findings challenge ...

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...