Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

A new candidate exoplanet appears to almost uncanny similarities to Earth — but may differ in at least one major way.

The transit method involves using an observatory like Kepler to 'stare' at a star and wait for its light to dim as a ...

Some of the most influential voices in planetary science and space-inspired culture will take center stage on Feb. 14 as Lowell Observatory hosts “A Night of Discovery,” the keynote event ...

Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes ...

Far beyond Neptune lies a vast and unsettling frontier filled with dwarf planets, ancient ice worlds, collapsing atmospheres, strange moons, and orbits that take thousands of years to complete. From ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Illustration of the Earth-like exoplanet Proxima Centauri b orbiting the star Proxima ...

Pluto sits far out in the Solar System, small and dim, moving at a pace that barely fits human timelines. It was found in 1930, at a time when astronomy still relied on patient observation and ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to find it around many of the most common stars in the galaxy. Earth-like ...