The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...

In a lunar occultation, the Moon completely covers a star or planet as it moves across the sky. The object seem ...

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the colourful ejections of two protostars at the centre of Lynds 483.

Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...

Astronomers have discovered not one, but four tiny planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our cosmic neighbor. These planets, each ...