Where is our solar system in the vast assemblage of celestial objects in this island Universe we call the Milky Way? To answer that question, we can begin with the beautiful configuration of stars we ...

A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

A new study claims it is possible an "alien visitor" could have warped our solar system during its earliest years.

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...

Two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 collide, forming carbon-rich dust. Webb captured 17 expanding dust shells, revealing ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

From a cosmic blunder to a shining star, Stephanie Buttigieg turned a live TV slip-up into a masterclass on planets and ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.

Shapley determined that the Milky Way was 300,000 light years across, and that our solar system was 50,000 light-years from ...

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage ... been bulldozed to make way for the operation, and ...

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage project in Nevada’s Mojave Basin. Now, several famous Joshua ...