Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white dwarf star questions how Halla could exist. Credit: Space.com | animation ...

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American Museum of Natural History Astronomer Dr. Jackie Faherty joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the cosmos. How old is the universe?Could a solar flare destroy the ...

Dubbed HD 137010 b, the planet might fall just within the outer edges of its star's 'habitable zone', meaning there could be liquid water on its surface and a suitable atmosphere for life.

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Over decades, he’s changed how his peers view the heavens. Space isn’t just an endless canvas to be studied at leisure, he ...

In 2026, the Giant’s Causeway will mark 40 years of Unesco World Heritage Site status. And the best way to see it is undoubtedly by walking the Causeway Coast Way. This shore-hugging trail affords ...

A review of Studies in Honour of Paolo Brenni, exploring how astronomy and chronometry shaped observatories, timekeeping, and ...