A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

An upgrade to one of Australia's most capable radio telescopes is allowing astronomers to hunt for fast radio bursts (FRBs) ...

I was completely thrown for a loop. I thought I was hallucinating for a second,’ a Jewish student enrolled in the class tells ...

Rare ultra-faint dwarf galaxies beyond the influence of other galaxies show evidence that star formation was stifled long ago ...

Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.

The observatory, opened in 1968, stands between vast swathes of forestland and habitations on Tiruvannamalai-Tirupattur border. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi named it after astronomer Vainu Bappu in ...

Scientists discover low-mass microquasars can accelerate cosmic rays, reshaping theories on high-energy particle origins.

Across Yorkshire people have been reacting to the spectacular display in the skies as four planets are in alignment. This ...

Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...

Highly energetic explosions in the sky are commonly attributed to gamma-ray bursts. We now understand that these bursts originate from either the merger of two neutron stars or the collapse of a ...

Earth's unusual orbit through hot and cold conditions tests the limits of tolerability for any known lifeforms.

A mysterious fast radio burst from a dead galaxy challenges theories, hinting at unknown cosmic forces producing powerful ...