NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have been used to study a cluster of stars, nicknamed “Nikhuli," ...

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

Twice a month, on clear nights, the University of New Hampshire Observatory in Durham opens up to the public for a viewing ...

The supernova explosion, designated as SN 2018gv, is found in the spiral galaxy NGC 2525. According to NASA, Hubble began ...

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

Eight years, three states, and two jobs after NASA's 2017 launch of its Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or NICER, ...

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Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate whether the most distant star identified in the universe is, in fact, a star cluster.

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...