Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered ...

The Mandalorian and Grogu hasn't done much in the way of teasing just yet, but it seems as if the movie is indeed teasing ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

There's a class of objects in the cosmos that are neither stars, nor are they quite planets. Astronomers used the powerful ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Attention astronomy fans: This week you have the opportunity to see all of the planets in the night sky — but you’ll have to be lucky and have some special equipment.

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

The planets are not exactly lined up ... is difficult because they are so faint and far away. However, if a large galaxy or cluster of galaxies passes between our line of sight with a much ...

A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.

The MCU won't be seeing the Guardians of the Galaxy together again anytime soon, but one prominent member might be getting a ...