Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a new exoplanet discovered in observations from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).…
Astronomers have discovered new information about the Sun’s origin
ⓘ Braňo – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing the Sun. Astronomers have created a catalog of more than…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…
Astronomers Just Watched Two Planets Smashing Into Each Other 11,000 Light-Years Away
Rendering of the planetary collision astronomers suspect occurred around star Gaia20ehk in 2021. Credit: Andy Tzanidakis Astronomers have…
Sun and Thousands of Solar Twins Rode Massive Galactic Migration Wave to Milky Way’s Suburbs, New Studies Find
Our sun, born 4.6 billion years ago near the crowded, chaotic heart of the Milky Way, did not…
How to witness Venus and Saturn conjunction?
Footage released by NASA on Wednesday reveals aurora ribbons shimmering above Earth, while a thin orange line of…
Astronomers find clearest evidence yet of a dark matter subhalo near the Sun
Astronomers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville may have found the closest evidence yet of a hidden…
Australian summers to experience more 50C days as heatwaves intensify, experts say
After two heatwaves in January alone, the prospect of seeing 50 degrees Celsius forecast on weather maps across…
Why some towns in regional Australia are hotter than others
An “abnormal” summer is smashing temperature records across Australia, with some towns nearing 50 degrees Celsius. But, why…
Rare Cosmic Lineup Gives Hubble Close Look at 3I/ATLAS
On January 22, 2026, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nearly perfectly aligned with…
Essay: From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space
GRANT TREMBLAY, of the Smithsonian Institution, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at…
Could Earth have 25-hour days in the future? What scientists say – Firstpost
Our 24-hour day measures Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, known as a solar day. This is slightly…