Since then, over 6,000 confirmed exoplanets —or planets orbiting other stars—have been found, leading astronomers to conclude ...

For novices, birders wanting accurate IDs, or travelers needing easy-to-carry gear, this telescope simplifies outdoor ...

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars.

Searching for exomoons—moons that orbit around another planet—was one of the most exciting capabilities expected of the James ...

A network of powerful ground-based telescopes captured rare starspot-crossing events on TOI-3884b, revealing cooler patches ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest psychedelic view reveals an exploded star. "The lens, consisting of a cluster of galaxies that is situated between the supernova and us, bends the supernova’s ...

Using NASA's Kepler space telescope, Chinese astronomers have observed a binary star system known as KIC 5623923. As a result ...

Starlink is growing fast, and SpaceX has filed paperwork for as many as 42,000 satellites. Others such as OneWeb, Amazon, ...