The bright core of the Milky Way — the biggest and best sight at night — becomes visible in June in the Northern Hemisphere.

Researchers were surprised to find giant gas planets orbiting quite near to their stars. Yet novelists had already imagined worlds like these.

and global wonder of the northern and southern lights. The program runs from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. Want more Bay City- and Saginaw-area news? Bookmark the local Bay City and Saginaw ...

Tracking exoplanets via orbital mechanics isn't easy. Plenty of variables could affect how a planet moves around its star, and determining which ones affect any given exoplanet requires a lot of ...

No planets cooler than about 35.33 degrees Fahrenheit had ever been detected. An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to ...

When Star Wars debuted in 1977, astronomers had yet to confirm an exoplanet with the same orbital path as Skywalker’s home world. It would take another 16 years before experts located an actual ...

In a first, a pair of unusual stars has been revealed to have an equally unusual companion – an exoplanet that orbits them perpendicularly. Astronomers may think they know what is normal for ...

Join us as we dive into the latest space news, featuring the James Webb Space Telescope and its stunning images, including the James Webb City Lights discovery and insights into exoplanets ...

NASA's TESS telescope has discovered an intriguing exoplanet, TOI-1453 c, located 250 light-years away, with an unusually low density. Measuring 2.2 times the size of Earth and 2.9 times its mass ...

An illustration of one of Barnard’s Star's four exoplanets. © Illustration by International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor/J. Pollard Astronomers ...

City lights from urban centers could be visible from space ... researchers can better anticipate what kinds of signatures to look for on exoplanets. Study co-author Macy Huston is a postdoctoral ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists say they may have discovered an exoplanet capable of supporting life.