Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

The biggest barrier for young SC farmers entering the industry is financial. Purchasing land and obtaining equipment is often ...

FOUR planets are visible in the night sky. You will have to battle January clouds, but here is how to find them.

Hubble has previously imaged the same nebula, with an image released in 2023 and another shared in 2020. You might also recognize the name of this nebula as it was made world famous when the James ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

These massive currents carry material on a journey through and around star-forming galaxies before they settle and form stars ...

Panorama of Nearest Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars On a crisp, clear autumn night, you can see the most distant object visible to the naked eye — the stunning Andromeda Galaxy, our Milky ...

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about.

Two stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 collide, forming carbon-rich dust. Webb captured 17 expanding dust shells, revealing ...