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Published Does this exoplanet have a sibling sharing the same orbit?


Astronomers have found the possible 'sibling' of a planet orbiting a distant star. The team has dete ...
Published Webb telescope reveals asteroid collision in neighboring star system



Astronomers have captured what appears to be a snapshot of a massive collision of giant asteroids in ...
Published Found with Webb: A potentially habitable icy world



A international team of astronomers has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS ...
Published Intriguing nearby world sized between Earth, Venus



Astronomers have discovered a planet between the sizes of Earth and Venus only 40 light-years away. ...
Published Hubble follows shadow play around planet-forming disk - Hubble Follows Shadow Play Around Planet-Forming Disk



The young star TW Hydrae is playing 'shadow puppets' with scientists observing it with NASA's Hubble...
Published Three centaurs follow Uranus through the solar system - Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System


Astrophysicists have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit...
Published Planetary heist: Astronomers show massive stars can steal Jupiter-sized planets - Planetary Heist: Astronomers Show Massive Stars Can Steal Jupiter-Sized Planets


Jupiter-sized planets can be stolen or captured by massive stars in the densely populated stellar nu...
Published Astronomers identify likely location of medium-sized black holes - Astronomers Identify Likely Location of Medium-Sized Black Holes


Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be so...
Published Heaviest neutron star to date is a 'black widow' eating its mate - Heaviest Neutron Star to Date is a 'Black Widow' Eating its Mate


Millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly than expected for a collapsed star. The best chance to stu...
Published Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids


After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo...
Published Astronomers show how terrain evolves on icy comets - Astronomers Show How Terrain Evolves on Icy Comets



With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers hav ...
Published Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth - Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth


Astronomers have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous det ...
Published Astronomers witness the birth of a very distant cluster of galaxies from the early Universe - Astronomers Witness the Birth of a Very Distant Cluster of Galaxies from the Early Universe



Astronomers have discovered a large reservoir of hot gas in the still-forming galaxy cluster around ...
Published Direct image of a black hole expelling a powerful jet - Direct Image of a Black Hole Expelling a Powerful Jet



Astronomers have observed, in one image, the shadow of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Me ...
Published Astronomers detect 'nearby' black hole devouring a star - Astronomers Detect 'Nearby' Black Hole Devouring a Star



Astronomers have discovered a new 'tidal disruption event,' in which the center of a galaxy lights u ...
Published Weigh a quasar's galaxy with precision - Weigh a Quasar's Galaxy with Precision



Scientists have managed to weigh -- more precisely than any other technique -- a galaxy hosting a qu...
Published Astronomers discover last three planets Kepler telescope observed before going dark - Astronomers Discover Last Three Planets Kepler Telescope Observed Before Going Dark



With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers discovered what may be the last three planets that ...
Published Astronomers find evidence for most powerful pulsar in distant galaxy - Astronomers Discover the Most Powerful Pulsar in a Distant Galaxy


Astronomers using data from the VLA Sky Survey have discovered one of the youngest known neutron sta ...
Published Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet - Worldwide Observations Confirm Nearby 'Lensing' Exoplanet


Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a ne...
Published Monster planet is 'dancing with the stars' - Monster Planet is 'Dancing with the Stars'


A team of scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised of a sun-like star,...