Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the ...

Researchers mapping a bubble of superheated gas that surrounds our solar system found a surprise, there is a tunnel that may ...

How can astronomers pierce through the interstellar fog of the Milky Way—not to study distant objects, but to understand the ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among ...

Images of the distant spiral galaxy are changing conceptions of the speed and process by which galaxies form.

Researchers interrogated the 'sounds' of a cluster of stars within the Milky Way, uncovering a new technique for astrophysicists to probe the universe and learn more about its evolution.

Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.

It's possible for our solar system to capture a rogue planet and give it a home as it hurtles through the galaxy, according to a new study. In 2017, astronomers at the Pan-STARRS1 observatory were ...

As such, it will likely be some time before we have a solid understanding of just how many solar systems exist within our galaxy. But it's not just the size of the Milky Way that makes it ...

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Astronomers discovered FFPs (free floating planets- rogue planets) more than 20 years ago, using the United Kingdom Infrared ...