Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...

Elon Musk recently said he is “not chomping at the bit to acquire TikTok.” Musk made those remarks during an interview at the ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving exoplanet system, nearly ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

While it was making those observations, there were a myriad of background stars that also had their light captured incidentally. As with many space telescope missions, Kepler's dataset is open to ...

All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see catastrophic effects in the next few years, ...

A laser-engraved, intricately decorated dial with an unusual arrangement proves there is more than one type of ...

The brightest planets in January's night sky: How to see them (and when) Monthly skywatching information is provided to Space.com by Chris Vaughan of Starry Night Education, the leader in space ...

On January 21, these planets will align in a formation known as a planetary parade, offering a unique opportunity for both casual viewers and aspiring astronomers to engage with space in a ...