Treasure Trove of Planets Found Hiding in Dust

"Super-Earths" and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars in much greater numbers than scientists…

A White Dwarf Surprises Astronomers

Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a star in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a…

A White Dwarf Surprises Astronomers

Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a star in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a…

Four New Gravitational Wave Detections Announced

The results are included in a new paper from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and…

Four New Gravitational Wave Detections Announced

The results are included in a new paper from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Awaits Signals From InSight

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is all set to receive the first signals from InSight -…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Awaits Signals From InSight

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is all set to receive the first signals from InSight -…

Hubble Uncovers Thousands of Globular Star Clusters Scattered Among Galaxies

Gazing across 300 million light-years into a monstrous city of galaxies, astronomers have used NASA's Hubble…

Hubble Uncovers Thousands of Globular Star Clusters Scattered Among Galaxies

Gazing across 300 million light-years into a monstrous city of galaxies, astronomers have used NASA's Hubble…

Fermi Traces the History of Starlight Across the Cosmos

Scientists using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have measured all the starlight produced over…