Decades ago, astronomers estimated that “ordinary” matter (basically everything that isn’t dark matter or dark energy) makes ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only are ENTs far brighter than normal tidal disruption events, but they remain ...

To Boissier, this makes educating people about science, astronomy, and the STEMs (and in a way that is accessible) more important than ever. "To me, it is important because too many people are ...

Indian capital Delhi emerges as a destination where people typically think of historical heritage alongside cultural ...

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals something new and enigmatic about WASP-107 b. It has to do with all of those light gases that comprise the planet's atmosphere, ...

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by a researcher from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

As an astronomy major, you’ll study how the universe formed and learn about the stars, planets, black holes, dark matter, galaxies and solar systems. With education requirements centered on ...

The cave was discovered through radar images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been in orbit since 2009, according to a Nature Astronomy study published on Monday.

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, may have a secret sunlike companion that drives the star’s mysterious six-year-long "heartbeat," new research suggests.