A giant planet circling a nearby star has given astronomers a rare look at what a colder, more Jupiter-like world can be like ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion has astronomers buzzing, as a strange event may hint at an entirely new kind of stellar ...

The celestial objects were unknown until a little more than 60 years ago, but even the name is now part of our lexicon.

A new study suggests that the comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Marbely Micolta, a doctoral student in astronomy and scientific computing at the University of Michigan, has been selected as one of eight new 51 Pegasi b Fellows for 2026, one of the ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole. The jet ...

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically ...

The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree ...

The UW Space Place Outreach Center, which hosted 10,000 visitors a year, is closing as a result of departmental budget cuts.

Two billion years after the cosmos banged into existence, a mysterious force known as dark energy began shoving space outward ...

Highland Road Park Observatory will hold a sky viewing event to celebrate International Astronomy Day. This day happens twice ...