Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the process is a cosmic...

Astronomers have identified the most pristine star ever observed, located in the Milky Way's halo. This ancient star, with exceptionally low levels of...

ON October 6, 1995, an astronomical turning point occurred: the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. This world, named 51 Pegasi...

A team of astronomers believe they may have found the most "pristine" star in the universe to date. According to the team, the gas that formed this...

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough in the search for the universe’s most mysterious substance—dark matter. They have discovered the...

For millions of years, a frozen fragment of ice and dust wandered alone between the stars, like a sealed bottle drifting in a cosmic ocean. Earlier...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected powerful radio signals from a black hole tearing apart a star—and surprisingly, it didn’t...

Astronomers have found new evidence that mysterious dark matter may be responsible for the unusual glow of high-energy gamma rays coming from the...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan that may shed light on how ancient communities coped with major social and...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan that may shed light on how ancient communities coped with major social and...