"The study makes it plausible that the mysterious low-mass object of 1.17 solar masses in system J0453+1559 is indeed a ...

"When I first spotted this system with a very high total mass on our galactic doorstep, I was immediately excited." ...

The universe doesn't come with an instruction manual—but if it did, University of Missouri Assistant Professor Charles ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...

“This study showcases the growing capabilities of next-generation instruments in detecting low-mass planets. The four newly discovered planets orbiting Barnard’s star are all sub-Earth mass ...

Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A white dwarf star is basically the corpse of a low-mass star that lost its outer layers. That can happen when a star runs out its fuel supply needed to ...