Because contemplating the vast, never-ending universe now feels infinitely more manageable than reading another update about ...

We're starting to see just how exceptional our own solar system and its history is, as more exoplanets are discovered. A ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...

Astronomers have detected the earliest known chemical signatures of planet formation in a disk of gas and dust surrounding ...

A groundbreaking study in galactic archaeology proves the Sun made a treacherous journey to reach its current home in the ...

Astronomers witnessed planets colliding 11,000 light-years away, an event that could shed light on the collision that created Earth's moon.

Their formation has been an object of debate, but new observations confirm the lead hypothesis: they are the product of ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary ...

A mystery 'super Earth' located 560 light-years away that left scientists puzzled due to its rare atmosphere is now thought ...

Although we may be loath to admit it, there sometimes appears to be a little magic in science. By magic, I refer to an overwhelming sense of wonder that accompanies surprising outcomes. Events over ...

Associate Professor Hanae Inami at the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center specializes in astronomy, with a particular focus on galaxies beyond the Milky Way — a field known as extragalactic ...