Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us understand how many Earth-like planets there are, too.

Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Telescope to detect complex carbon molecules frozen around a young star, ST6, beyond our ...

New experimental work demonstrates that large quantities of water are created as a natural consequence of planet formation.

Rogue planets do not orbit around a star, but instead wander through the galaxy aimlessly. NASA estimates there are billions ...

Nov. 17: The Leonid Meteor Shower should be best from 1 a.m. to dawn. Under dark sky conditions, the Leonids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Nov. 5: Full hunter supermoon — ...

New experiments show young rocky planets can generate water naturally when molten surfaces react with hydrogen in their early atmospheres.

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

Jupiter is still a month from opposition, rising about 9 p.m. in the NE as November begins, and right after sunset by Thanksgiving. Saturn is the only planetary highlight in the evening now, in ...

Stargazers will love soaking up the spectacular nighttime views from this remote stargazing cabin in South Dakota.