A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have discovered a planet orbiting a pair of stars at a 90-degree angle. Reminiscent of the fictional planet Tatooine from Star Wars, the ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

We were doing the typical planet vetting, and I happened to spot this signal that appeared very unusual.” An orbiting ...

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Researchers have developed a new coronagraph—an optical device that blocks out light from a bright source—that could make it ...

Webb detected rare neon gas in M83. This may signal a hidden black hole, challenging the idea that the galaxy has only ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Researchers have detected the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.

Heidi Klum knows how to make an impression—and recently, she turned heads while putting her legs on full display in a playful new photo. On April 14, the former America's Got Talent star, 51, took to ...