Astronomy

Astronomers recently observed a planet being eaten by its star. In billions of years, the Earth will experience the same fate.

How do you introduce yourself, scientifically? I generally say that I’m an astronomer. More specifically, I’m an exoplanet astronomer, meaning I study planets that exist around other stars. In our solar system, all the planets orbit the Sun. I’m…

A team of international astronomers have identified the smallest free-floating "rogue" planet observed to date.

Scientists have discovered four lakes buried under the icy surface of the red planet. Could they lead us to biological life?

A toxic and scorching hot planet, Venus has never been considered a likely candidate for harboring extraterrestrial life, but a molecule detected in its clouds is turning heads.

Researchers have discovered a mysterious, repeating pattern of fast radio bursts from space - and no one knows where they are coming from.

Data from the New Horizons probe, flying in the asteroid field far beyond Pluto, have finally been downloaded and analyzed. They challenge our previous views of the formation of the solar system.

Betelguese, a star in the Orion constellation, was spotted dimming in December 2019. Despite news reports that this may signal an impending supernova, it is probably just part of the star's natural brightness cycles.

A new study shows that the universe is expanding faster than scientists had initially predicted, sparking an effort to determine what unknown force in space is responsible. Read Ben Andreone’s article to learn more!

Engineers at MIT have developed the blackest material to date by growing carbon nanotubes on an aluminum surface. The treated aluminum structure additionally has improved electrical properties and the synthesis process can be easily scaled for a number…