Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
Why don't planets fall into the stars they orbit if they're constantly being pulled by gravity?Lindsey CoughterRocky Mount, ...
In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...
Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...
The classical picture of star and planet formation suggests that a star’s rotational axis and the orbital planes of its planets should be aligned. However, exoplanetary systems have considerable ...
A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...
The University of Arizona will serve as mission control for a newly launched space telescope designed to study distant ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. Astronomers have revealed new evidence ...