In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar neighbor, which lies just 4.2 light-years away — thanks to a powerful new ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years ...

We just cracked open the door to a whole new world of chemistry that we never had access to before,” said Thomas Puzia of ...

It’s from another Solar System, so of course it’s anomalous.” That refrain from planetary scientists has seldom been more apt than in the case of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to ...

Happy New Year! While we’ve had a lot of cloudy nights lately, it’s been warm for the beginning of winter. Luckily, there are ...

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.