New research suggests sub-stellar objects called dark dwarfs could glow forever on dark matter energy. Could they reveal secrets about the universe’s hidden mass?

Some faint stars may not burn with fusion but with dark matter itself. These "dark dwarfs" could be the long-awaited clue to ...

A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of ...

Larger planets, on the other hand, are rarer. "This suggests that low-mass stars tend to form smaller planets in close orbits," states the Heidelberg astronomer. Among the approximately 5,000 planets ...

June 28, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding up This Summer—but Just for 3 Days Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

06/27/2025 15:46 CARMENES Data: Earth-like Planets Especially Common Around Low-mass Stars Marietta Fuhrmann-Koch Kommunikation und Marketing Universität Heidelberg According to the latest ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest? New research suggests they are.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detection of TWA 7b represents a major milestone: the lightest exoplanet discovered with a direct image.

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...

Scientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history ...