Of the thousands of single-star systems in our galaxy, around 10% are known to have planets. Scientists thus expected about ...

A “ring of fire” solar eclipse will be visible on Tuesday, with the best views in Antarctica and partial eclipse views in ...

Astronomers want to collect as much data as possible using as many systems as possible. Sometimes that requires coordination ...

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers ...

Crew-12 is the first spaceflight for Hathaway and Adenot and the second for Meir and Fedyaev. The cosmonaut was a late addition to the crew, coming aboard in early December to replace his countryman ...

Since the 1990s, astronomers have found a handful of other dwarf planets in the belt, such as Eris and Sedna, along with ...

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with celestial events, according to a new skywatching update from NASA.

A rare astronomical phenomenon will take place Saturday, Feb. 28, and Birmingham will have a great view. A “planetary parade” happens when six planets appear in a loose alignment shortly after sunset, ...

An impressive celestial spectacle is expected at the end of the month, as six planets will appear clustered in the night sky.