A Uranus mission is a big deal to astronomers
In our solar system neighborhood, there’s one planetary family that we haven’t met properly: the...
Astronomers unmask cosmic eruptions in nearby galaxies
On April 15, 2020, a wave of X-rays and gamma rays lasting only a fraction...
This marks the second time astronomers have ever observed a cloud-free exoplanet — ScienceDaily
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have detected the first Jupiter-like...
Astronomers spotted a rare galaxy shutting down star formation
A distant galaxy has been caught in the act of shutting down. The galaxy, called...
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
On the left is an image of the Jewel Bug Nebula (NGC 7027) captured by...
Astronomers are still reeling from the loss of iconic Arecibo radio telescope
The collapse of the iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last...
Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance
An image from the Digitized Sky Survey showing HS Hydra in the center. Credit: Space...
Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters
The moon’s surface is a chaotic mess of craters of all sizes. Now algorithms are...
Astronomers detect possible radio emission from exoplanet — ScienceDaily
By monitoring the cosmos with a radio telescope array, an international team of scientists has...
Astronomers confirm bound orbit for planet far from its star, showing that far-flung planets exist — ScienceDaily
Astronomers are still searching for a hypothetical "Planet Nine" in the distant reaches of our...