Giant Alien World Found Hiding in Plain Sight for 11 Years
Beta Pictoris is located about 60 light-years away toward the constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel) and is…
After Centuries of Research, Betelgeuse Turns Out to Be Two Stars, Not One
Artistic impression of Betelgeuse and its candidate companion, Betelgeuse B. The smaller blue-white star has been enlarged for…
Astronomers Find Strongest Evidence Yet for Magnetic Fields on Alien Worlds
This illustration shows magnetic activity in an exoplanet. The planet is a gas giant like Jupiter, but it’s…
Scientists Say They Can’t Explain the Signal They Just Detected From Beyond Our Galaxy
Gamma ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing as much energy in…
Astronomers Capture Most Detailed Thousand-Color Image of a Galaxy
This image shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s…