Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...

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In new research, we have for the first time tracked one of these pulsating signals back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf, likely in a binary orbit with a white dwarf ...

A renewed rivalry between the United States and China in space exploration has placed special focus on Lagrange points.

New research from a team of citizen scientists challenges the old idea that Jupiter's visible clouds are formed of ammonia ...

The revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and next-gen radio telescopes are probing what’s known as the epoch of ...

Gravitational lenses have been used previously to resolve individual stars in the distant Universe. Using the microlensing of ...

The universe is vast and full of mysteries, and recent advancements in astronomy are helping us uncover secrets about deep ...

Observations with the South Pole Telescope have revealed an independent addition to the biggest problem in cosmology.

The two new telescopes will better support China's lunar exploration projects and radio astronomy research, the observatory said ... providing important support for China's future deep space ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the outer reaches of our solar system, uncovering a mysterious object ...

Jupiter’s iconic bands of clouds, swirling with hues of orange, white, and brown, have captivated scientists and stargazers ...