With water being so important to life on Earth, scientists often look for it on exoplanets. But some of those worlds might ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled the existence of giant planets that defy current models of planetary formation, ...

While Whiskers may not be able to communicate his needs purrfectly, today’s planets certainly can. With only your sun sign, ...

A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

Humanity's drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers' wheels ...

The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a ...

The new moon will see dark skies for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, while three days will pass in front of the red ...

Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...

Planets do not emit visible light like stars; they shine in the sky because they reflect sunlight. Exoplanets too reflect starlight, and nobody does it better than LTT9779b. This world reflects 80 ...

Free stargazing events are set to make a stellar return this winter, with monthly observations taking place at Helen Garden ...

The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory is thrilled to be your guide to the skies. In this column, I’ll be clarifying some of ...