A star racing through the Milky Way may have a planet in tow, setting a new speed record for exoplanet systems. Using microlensing, astronomers spotted the pair moving at over 1.2 million mph.

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

NASA scientists have detected a star and trailing exoplanet that may be sailing through the Milky Way with unprecedented ...

While reviewing a survey of the sky taken in 2019, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted LEDA 1313424. The […] ...

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

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It might be hard spotting Venus on Valentine's Day because of cloudy weather. February, however, is still the best month to see it.

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...

Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy With Nine Rings Feb. 4, 2025 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a ...

This photo shows the deployable aperture cover for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as seen through the outer barrel assembly. Both components will help shield the telescope from stray light, ...