For decades, astronomers believed that planets couldn’t form in the early universe due to a lack of heavier elements like ...

Astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other institutions have stumbled upon a truly bizarre planet—an ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter" — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

The Gaia telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy. Its findings have flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head and have led to ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

Earthquakes in Maine, while fairly common, are usually small and do little or no damage. According to the Maine Geological Survey, over the last 25 years, more than 150 earthquakes have been detected ...

The probability of humanity being the sole technological civilization in the observable universe is considered to be less ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

NASA prepares to launch SPHEREx, a groundbreaking telescope surpassing James Webb's capabilities in certain aspects. With a ...