Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us understand how many Earth-like planets there are, too.

Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Telescope to detect complex carbon molecules frozen around a young star, ST6, beyond our ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

New experimental work demonstrates that large quantities of water are created as a natural consequence of planet formation.

New experiments show young rocky planets can generate water naturally when molten surfaces react with hydrogen in their early atmospheres.

Nov. 17: The Leonid Meteor Shower should be best from 1 a.m. to dawn. Under dark sky conditions, the Leonids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Nov. 5: Full hunter supermoon — ...

The “most pristine” star ever seen may have just been discovered at the edge of the Milky Way. It could be the direct ...

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

Unfortunately for those hoping to be abducted, a new theory posits that aliens probably aren't as smart or technologically ...

Now researchers think they know why: Bowhead whales are very good at repairing damaged DNA, which leads to many ailments ...