The findings represent the first major results from OASIS, a program that uses advanced telescope instruments to seek out large planets and brown dwarfs.

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

Dark matter is special in that it doesn't emit, absorb or interact with light, so science had to find a more creative way to ...

Space weather is notoriously hard to predict, but one forecast map shows parts of Indiana might see the northern lights low on the horizon Dec. 8.

“The fact that we can now watch stars explode and immediately see the structure of the material being blasted into space is ...

The final milestone in construction was reached on November 25, as technicians carefully joined the giant telescope's inner ...

On Sunday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center issued a forecast for a strong (G3) geomagnetic storm for Tuesday.

Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed close-up images ever taken of stars exploding, known as novae. These pictures ...