"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

Webb observations of the Sextans A galaxy reveal how stars in a metal-poor areas create cosmic dust, offering clues about the ...

Scientists now have direct evidence that a planet — not just failed stars — can rove the galaxy after a violent expulsion from its orbit. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt illustration Astronomers ...

Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, might resemble the complex, animal life here on Earth. One of the easiest ...

Planet formation used to sound straightforward: dust clumps into rocks, rocks grow into worlds, and the rest is detail. A ...

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

Astronomers Discover a Rogue Planet the Size of Saturn Drifting Through Our Galaxy ...

Scientists have weighed a rogue planet, the size of Saturn, floating alone in space. This planet has no sun and no orbit. Its gravity bent starlight as it passed a distant star. Telescopes on Earth ...