An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.
The $488 million observatory is set to launch at the end of this month on a two-year mission to map the entire celestial sky.
Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...
Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing a layered system of extreme winds.
From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...
For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.
Four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) revealed powerful winds carrying ...
PeV — has been detected by the underwater KM3NeT telescope, marking a pivotal moment in astrophysics. This tiny but powerful ...
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight ...
It is so ferociously hot that the “exoplanet” features iron in the form of a gas in one layer of its atmosphere, while a jet ...