Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...

Stars of all ages and masses emit electromagnetic energy in different ways, and these emissions attract the attention of ...

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

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 ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For ...

As telescope tech advances and exoplanet counts soar past 7,000, scientists believe the evidence for alien life could emerge within the decade. This feature unpacks the latest findings, what we’re ...