The universe is vast, and while our solar system is the center of our everyday lives, it is just a tiny part of the cosmic ...

In the vastness of the universe, distances between celestial bodies are mind-boggling, with even light taking thousands of ...

Scientists have discovered a relatively small black hole lurking next to a star in the constellation Ophiuchus, about 1,600 light-years away. It’s now the closest-known back hole to Earth.

Astronomers have discovered a low-mass "sub-Earth" planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, Barnard's star, that has a year lasting just three Earth days.

Astronomers are meticulously tracking the new interstellar visitor that is crossing our solar system. Officially designated ...

Astronomers have spotted four smaller-than-Earth exoplanets orbiting the closest single-star system to us, called Barnard's Star. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal The ...

While the Proxima Centauri system is the closest to our solar system at a distance of 4.25 light-years away, it comprises three stars circling one another, making Barnard’s Star the nearest ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

It’s officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth.

Four small, probably rocky planets orbit Barnard’s star (illustrated). The planetary system is the nearest one to the sun centered on a single star.

While the Proxima Centauri system is the closest to our solar system at a distance of 4.25 light-years away, it comprises three stars circling one another, making Barnard’s Star the nearest ...