For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond ...

For the first time ever, scientists have captured incredible images of an alien star system being born. The image shows the very earliest moments of planet formation, when hot minerals are just ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Learn about the 'reconnaissance mission' ...

Using JWST, scientists discovered PSR J2322-2650b — a carbon-rich, lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar — challenging ...

At 150 light-years from Earth, the Hyades cluster is the nearest star cluster to Earth's solar system and scientists have long wondered if some of those stars are home to alien planets. Now, that ...

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system. Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to ...

The giants might've been kicked out, left to live a rogue lifestyle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A nearby binary star system ...

Green-glowing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, heading for its December 19 flyby, is spewing key organic 'ingredients for life' ...

There’s a visitor in town, and its name is 3I/ATLAS. The presumed interstellar comet presents a rare opportunity for astronomers to study an object born a long time ago in a star system far, far away.

What's the best way to reveal what an exoplanet is made of? Wait for it to get gravitationally shredded and engulfed by its star, of course! Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, ...

An alien comet from another star, 3I/ATLAS, is spewing vast amounts of methanol, a key molecule for life. Scientists reveal what this shocking discovery means for life across the Galaxy.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet ...