Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Astronomers may have caught a still-forming planet in action, carving out an intricate pattern in the gas and dust that ...

For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described Ammonite, a potential dwarf planet beyond Pluto. Yesterday, astronomers announced ...

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever ...

Stars of all ages and masses emit electromagnetic energy in different ways, and these emissions attract the attention of ...

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

Astronomers have discovered a unique pulsating object, CHIME J1634+44, exhibiting unusual light patterns and polarization in the Milky Way.