In 2008, astronomers detected an unexplained bright object located 25 light-years from Earth in the Piscis Austrinus ...

A science experiment shows how a special lens bends light in a way that hides objects from view, explaining the physics ...

Imaging technology has transformed how we observe the universe—from mapping distant galaxies with radio telescope arrays to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere rich with carbon and helium, which is unexpected on this hot planet ...

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed ...

I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...

An exoplanet located 2,000 light years from Earth is so unusual it’s given astronomers the idea that it could be a totally ...

In smaller dark stars, when their dark matter runs out, normal nuclear fusion can begin, and they gradually become normal ...

Fomalhaut lies about 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, aka the Southern Fish, and is one of the ...

Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw it happen again.

Nandkumar M. Kamat The Star of Bethlehem remains a unique focal point in scientific inquiry, occupying a rare intersection of ...

Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...