This interstellar vagabond is only the third large interstellar visitor that we have ever discovered — an asteroid or comet ...

The first exoplanet ever discovered in 1995 was what we now call a "hot Jupiter," a planet as massive as Jupiter with an ...

Scientists have detected H5N1 bird flu exposure in vampire bats, revealing a previously hidden wildlife pathway that could ...

Hot Jupiters were once cosmic oddities, but unraveling how they moved so close to their stars has remained a stubborn mystery ...

Astronomers reveal some hot Jupiters formed via smooth disk migration. Circular orbits and aligned companions challenge traditional theories, offering new insights into exoplanetary system evolution.

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

Perihelion, the point in a planet’s orbit where it is closest to the Sun, is a fascinating phenomenon that shapes much of our ...

China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its ...

Due to the costs and duration of the Hubble project, NASA was under pressure. At the end of 1995, it released a photo that ...

China’s Shijian spacecraft refueling is a quiet breakthrough in geosynchronous orbit, extending satellite life and reshaping ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates that approximately 6,000 metric tons of discarded material currently exist in orbit ...

The discovery of two remarkable substellar companions orbiting distant stars has been announced by an international team of ...