Astronomers studying FCC 224, an ultra-diffuse galaxy, have discovered luminous, overmassive globular clusters, providing key ...

HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

Scientists have been scratching their heads for ages, trying to figure out why some galaxies just stop churning out stars.

The study analyzed the circumstellar disks of a pair of stars, learning about how planets are formed from some unexpected ...

Staged during Valentine’s Week on Feb. 13, 14 and 15 with two matinee and three evening performances, “Love Letters” was ...

The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...

Rare ultra-faint dwarf galaxies beyond the influence of other galaxies show evidence that star formation was stifled long ago ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

Star formation in the early universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population III stars, these ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

Philadelphia returns to the big game with an amoebic offense and an identity built on selflessness from the team's star ...