The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed a distant planet located 40,000 light-years away using microlensing for the first time.
Breakthrough Listen will scan the the skies with the aid of the MeerKAT Telescope. They are targeting a million nearby stars.
Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...
The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...
The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...
A telescope built to protect Earth from asteroids accidentally discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever ...
True to its name, Swift is designed to pivot quickly to capture late-breaking astronomical events such as gamma ray bursts ...
The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.
A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...
A study suggests that stellar plasma may distort alien signals, complicating SETI's search for extraterrestrial life by ...
A telescope so powerful it could detect your phone from the Sun is coming to the Nevada desert. What it's hunting for will ...
Astronomers have finally cracked one of the mysteries of the famous GJ504b Pink Planet, discovering that its signature rosy haze is shrouded in bizarre, swirling clouds of salt. Located 57 light-years ...