Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

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Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New ...

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A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought a new understanding of when and how rocky worlds came together. Inner ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

The double star system is called HD 135344 AB and it's about 440 light-years away from Earth. A and B are both young stars, ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered "interstellar object," only the third of its kind ever seen, ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.