Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System. Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, researchers detected hot ...

Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found that ...

Astronomers have just solved a long-standing mystery about a rare, rapidly spinning neutron star known as PSR J1023+0038.

In a cosmic first, astronomers have spotted the earliest signs of rocky planet formation around a young star. The discovery offers a rare vision of how Earth-like worlds may begin.

Using the European Southern Observatory’s accurately named Very Large Telescope and working with researchers internationally, the scientists quickly found signs of a past double detonation.

Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, scientists studied the planet's atmosphere from 520 light-years away.

Larry Denneau, a member of the ATLAS team, reviewed and submitted the discovery observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile shortly after it was observed.

That’s why NGC 253 is such a perfect target,” Enrico Congiu, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory in Chile and lead author of the study, tells Reuters.

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Escalating sea surface temperatures make these naturally occurring bacteria thrive in coastal waters, posing a growing public ...

The James Webb Space Telescope far surpasses the abilities of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope. Webb launched on ...