Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the object, gathering clues on whether it grew larger over time like a planet or fragmented into smaller bits like a star. Stars are born from ...
Since 2019, NASA has offered the public free access to an enormous trove of starlight data collected by its Transiting ...
For four years, NASA’s planet-hunting telescope photographed the light of 2.2 million stars. The data sat in public archives, ...
One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling ...
A new solar telescope at Paranal studies the Sun to reduce stellar noise, helping scientists better detect and study ...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a ...
Data analyzed by UChicago scientists reveals exoplanet Kua’kua is dark and rocky, offering clues to search for habitable ...
The galaxy’s most common stars rarely host sub-Neptune planets, revealing a new pattern in how close-in worlds form.
An infrared image shows a brown dwarf discovered by astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on Maunakea on Feb. 23, 2024. Data from both the observatory and telescope ...
Space telescopes are revolutionizing exoplanet discovery, allowing astronomers to detect Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars. By observing subtle dimming of starlight, measuring gravitational ...
Planets may actually form more easily around double stars than around single stars like our sun, according to new research ...