Astronomy

Black holes are one of the more well-known features of space, a science fiction staple, and something we still don’t know much about. We do know how they form, some of their characteristics, and …

A group of researchers has discovered a new exoplanet that is unique because it’s orbiting a pair of stars. A planet of this type is called circumbinary, and for many years the planets were …

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has used its Very Large Telescope (VLT) to discover a previously unknown black hole outside the Milky Way. Astronomers discovered the black hole by investigating how it influenced a …

Scientists observing distant planets and galaxies are looking for indications that there might be planets orbiting in the habitable zone of stars. In addition to looking for those planets, they are also looking for …

One of the most exciting missions that NASA has launched in recent memory is the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope is finished and has been transported to its launch location in French Guiana. …

Scientists have spotted a Jupiter-like exoplanet orbiting a dead star that was once like our Sun, The New York Times has reported. According to a paper in the journal Nature, the white dwarf star and planet around 6,500 light …