Astronomers search for missing planets, a salty food movement takes hold, and it may be time to redefine the second ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar system was the only planetary system known to humans. We had no proof other ...

NEW HAVEN, CT – Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan has been awarded the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics in recognition of her groundbreaking research in black holes and dark ...

The scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching work mainly on theory. A core area is the numerical simulation of astrophysical systems with high-performance and ultra-high ...

High-energy astrophysics is the study of the processes that occur within stars, black holes and supernovae. These processes can be monitored by measuring the high-energy electromagnetic radiation ...

We're going to be able to see how the first galaxies were formed at the beginning of the universe, the first stars," said astrophysicist Itziar de Gregorio, the European Southern Observatory's ...

The velocity of the winds is surprisingly high,” said astrophysicist Lisa Nortmann of the University of Göttingen in Germany, lead author of the study published on Tuesday in the journal ...

Although not as large or mature as the International Space Station, Tiangong’s capacity to host cutting-edge astrophysics missions is catching up POLAR-2 was accepted as an international payload on ...

After a tumultuous presidential election cycle, America needs a laugh — and one particularly funny man is bringing some timely comedy this winter. Stand-up comic and content creator Tyler ...

A rare alignment of six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible to stargazers on 25 January. This planetary parade offers a unique opportunity for skywatchers to ...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what you're not seeing? The skies may be full of invisible "boson stars" that are made of an exotic form of matter that does not shine. We ...