About 4.4 million years ago, two blue stars passed just 30–35 light years from our solar system, leaving traces in nearby gas and dust and influencing the local cosmic environment, according to ...

A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or ...

When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will offer a varied plethora of programming to start off the new year.

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The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

A new astronomical survey has brought scientists closer to identifying nearby stars that could host Earth-like planets ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price," Pete Klupar, executive director ...

Scientists tracked a single active region on the Sun for 94 days using two spacecraft, far beyond the typical two-week ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...