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Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

For centuries, astronomers faced the challenge of classifying objects in space based on their appearance. When observing an ...

'As the number of exoplanets we've discovered increases, the question about life existing somewhere other than the Earth ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...

For decades, astronomers have struggled to differentiate giant planets from brown dwarfs, a class of objects more massive ...

Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

An illustration of the collision. (Andy Tzanidakis) A distant star whose light suddenly flickered like a guttering candle has ...

How does fine dust aggregate into building blocks that ultimately form entire planets like our Earth? A research team led by ...

The traditional Habitable Zone (sometimes called the Goldilocks zone) is kind of like a campfire. If you sit too close, you ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...