A team of international astronomers has made an exciting discovery about how planets form, thanks to new observations from the Atacama Large...

For the first time, astronomers have captured detailed images of a star other than the sun, showing the motion of hot, bubbling gas on its surface....

For the first time, astronomers have captured detailed images of a star other than the sun, showing the motion of hot, bubbling gas on its surface....

Scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created a new phase of matter, called a Bose glass, that challenges traditional understanding...

Scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created a new phase of matter, called a Bose glass, that challenges traditional understanding...

Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are...

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Astronomers from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun have made an exciting discovery—a giant planet in the constellation of the Great Bear. This...

Astronomers from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun have made an exciting discovery—a giant planet in the constellation of the Great Bear. This...

What’s the difference between an asteroid and a comet? A comet is basically a dirty iceball composed of rock and ice. The classic image is of a...