An exoplanet so light that it would float on water, were there an ocean large enough, is continuing to frustrate astronomers ...

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with research groups from the Łódź University of Technology, the ...

Astronomers using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) have detected a long-period radio transient with a period of 36 minutes, a finding that could reshape our understanding of stellar systems. The ...

Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from ...

When Anastasios Tzanidakis was sifting through some older telescope observations, he stumbled across something that should ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...

A strange flicker from a star 11,000 light-years away reveals evidence of two planets crashing together in a rare cosmic event, Gaia20ehk.

A seemingly regular, Sun-like star began acting really weird, flickering haphazardly as its light faded in and out. The cause of the star’s strange behavior may have been a cosmic catastrophe that’s ...

Rendering of the planetary collision astronomers suspect occurred around star Gaia20ehk in 2021. Credit: Andy Tzanidakis ...

Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected evidence of a planetary collision occurring approximately 11,000 light-years from Earth, marking a significant milestone in the ...

Astronomers have collected evidence of a violent collision between two planets in a distant star system. The first clues of this cataclysmic event came when a rather boring star began behaving very ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.