Astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have discovered the most energetic cosmic ...

Scientists' best explanation for how planets form is called the core accretion theory. The birth of a planetary system begins ...

A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded.

TOI-6894 is one such star. Announced Wednesday in a paper for Nature Astronomy, the red dwarf is just 20% the mass of our Sun ...

Scientists have identified a new class of cosmic explosions, dubbed 'extreme nuclear transients' (ENTs), that represent the ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new ultracompact binary of the AM CVn type exhibiting ...

Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the ...

Astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and ...

Astronomers find a 200,000 light-year-long black hole jet from early universe, reshaping theories about quasar formation and ...

“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only ...

Astronomers from the University of Hawai'i have found the most energetic cosmic explosions yet discovered - massive stars ...