A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

From a solar eclipse to a dolphin-like nebula, these winning shots by astrophotographers from around the world depict the ...

"Our observations indicate the presence of powerful iron winds, probably fuelled by a hot spot in the atmosphere." ...

Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or ...

New simulations suggest that there are enough primordial black holes—potential dark matter candidates—in the universe for one ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be key to discovering a ninth planet in our Solar System that has so far remained in ...

"Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they're streaming through the universe, doing their own thing," said researcher Sarah Geller.

Planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape. A team of astronomers has discovered a juvenile ...

Ditsö`, also known as WASP-17 b, orbits a star 1,300 light-years from Earth. One side of the planet is perpetually locked so ...

They found that if a primordial black hole came within a few hundred million miles of Mars, it could cause a slight “wobble” ...

The dwarf planet Ceres has a diameter of almost 1,000 kilometers and is located in the asteroid belt. In the television ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long puzzled scientists about its origins. With ...