How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.

A star racing through the Milky Way may have a planet in tow, setting a new speed record for exoplanet systems. Using microlensing, astronomers spotted the pair moving at over 1.2 million mph.

From road-tripping adventurers to luxury resort goers, more travelers are seeking the stars than ever before. Saudi Arabia is ...

Stars are born in dense molecular clouds, but did they always form this way? Recent research suggests that in the early ...

Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.

Located around 900 light-years away in the Puppis constellation, Tylos orbits its parent star at an absurdly close distance, ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about. Scientists estimate that, depending on the grain size and density, a single ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.

Hunting for alien civilizations isn't a matter of just waiting around for them to show up; it's the business of combing ...