Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

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Discover why we've given the ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope nearly top marks in our latest smart telescope review.

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have taken a major step toward understanding a puzzling type of planet ...

A thin shell of air wraps around Earth, stretching about 20 miles above the surface. This invisible veil is packed with tiny ...

Did you know that the sun is up for more hours this month than in August? August is summertime, and May is still spring, so it may not seem quite right.

From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...

SETI combines cutting-edge radio astronomy, data science, and planetary research in a global effort to detect signs of ...

Through the citizen science project, called Galaxy Zoo (part of the Zooniverse platform), volunteers can help astronomers ...

Instead of using thrusters, SPHEREx relies on a system of reaction wheels to control its orientation. The observatory will ...