A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, ...

A new trick with light has now helped capture the sharpest-ever measurement of a disk around a nearby star, beta Canis ...

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

The Macon County Conservation District has expanded its lineup with its new StarLab Portable Planetarium, due in part to a ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of time. But sometimes they model more mundane, though ...

Astronomers at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, led by Kevin Wagner, have identified evidence for a potential ...

Bernard Lee Barnard, 91, of Prairietown, died at 8:04 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 at Alhambra Rehab and Healthcare Center in Alhambra. No services are scheduled. He was born Dec. 23, 1933 in ...

For a long time, scientists believed that planets didn’t really stand a chance in double-star systems. Two stars pulling on each other with intense gravity seemed like a recipe for chaos – not the ...

Some planets might produce their own water instead of relying on outside sources. In laboratory experiments, researchers simulated extreme conditions found within certain exoplanets by blasting ...

JUPITER — On the second anniversary of Jupiter native Kellie Gerardi making the trip to space, the town has seen fit for all to celebrate, declaring Nov. 2 "Kellie Gerardi Day." ...

Tragic on-set losses left these actors forever changed, revealing the deep impact of losing a beloved co-star. Trump admin weighs major change to Social Security disability benefits Inside Kate ...