Most cosmic dust exhibits random atomic structures, and appears like soot. Thanks to NGC 6302’s extreme stellar energy, the ...

It may sound like science fiction, but imagining a battle between a gas giant and a black hole helps us understand just how ...

Now a game-changing instrument called NIRPS (Near-Infrared Planet Searcher) is leading the search for the most tantalizing ...

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...

A new analysis of the EHT reveals that Sagittarius A*, the central black hole of the Milky Way, is spinning rapidly and ...

Two of the objects in the arrangement are cold brown dwarfs, which will serve as a benchmark for others throughout the Milky ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant Saturn-sized planet orbiting TOI-6894, the smallest star ever known to host such a world.

Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation.

Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.

High in the Milky Way, a dying giant has thrown astronomers a cosmic curveball. A star known as DFK 52, sitting in the ...

Is the night sky ever really dark? In a word, no. Anyone who's ever walked their dog at night knows that when you step out ...

A rare black moon will happen tonight Aug. 22-23. Don't worry too much if you miss it, although it won't happen again for ...