Astronomers have discovered a disc of planetary debris surrounding a young sun-like star that shares remarkable similari…

To sort out the biological intricacies of Earth-like planets, astronomers have developed computer models that examine ho…

Astronomers are predicting a close encounter between a stellar remnant the size of a city and one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way.

Astronomers are predicting a close encounter between a stellar remnant the size of a city and one of the brightest stars…

Depicted in an image by Mark Garlick and issued by the University of Warwick, it has been suggested that low-mass exopla…

Fast-moving magnetic waves emanating from a distant supermassive black hole undulate like a whip whose handle is being s…

UC Riverside astronomers confirm discovery of CR7, the brightest distant galaxy, and signs of Population III stars

These massive, brilliant, and previously purely theoretical stars were the creators of the first heavy elements in histo…

The universe can be a very sticky place, but just how sticky is a matter of debate. That is because for decades cosmolog…

A NASA satellite controlled by Penn State University has detected a brief, super-bright, high-energy flare -- an X-ray n…

New UMD study provides an exciting preview in advance of New Horizons flyby

Much ink has been spilled over Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet. And yet, such discussions have not diminished…

On its own, dust seems fairly unremarkable. However, by observing the clouds of gas and dust within a galaxy, astronomer…

With a grant from NASA, physics professor Philip Lubin will investigate the possibility of using directed energy propulsion for interstellar travel

A laser-powered wafer-thin spacecraft capable of reaching Alpha Centauri in 20 years may sound like the stuff of science…

A team of astronomers has measured the mass and size of a Mars-sized planet orbiting a red dwarf star about 200 light ye…

An international team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue in the sear…

Adami’s latest research on black holes and what happens to quantum information will once again dramatically change the w…

An international team of researchers has for the first time predicted the occurrence of aurorae visible to the naked eye on a planet other than Earth.

The result was achieved through numerical simulation and a laboratory experiment, called the Planeterrella, used to simu…

Astronomers have partially solved an epic whodunit: what kills galaxies so that they can no longer produce new stars?

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Royal Observatory Edinburgh have found that levels of metals contai…

Super-sharp observations with the telescope Alma have revealed what seems to be a gigantic flare on the surface of Mira,…

Supernovas just might be the cleaning service of the universe. It seems these explosions that mark the end of

With its thick, hazy atmosphere and surface rivers, mountains, lakes and dunes, Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is one of…

DTU researchers have helped design a telescopic mirror system used to detect an asymmetric supernova explosion which occ…