Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

The study of exoplanets has come a long way since the first detection of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun in 1995.

A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could ...

Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

Astronomers have found that the most massive black holes can create their own food. Using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope, the study shows how black holes ...

Chilean astronomers have observed a cataclysmic variable known as V1425 Aql. As a result, they have found that this system ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery about black holes, revealing that these cosmic giants can essentially cook ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...