Two years ago, a star on its deathbed was charged with a heinous act — eating a planet — in a system 12,000 light-years away from Earth. But new evidence has emerged in the case that astronomers say ...

Some believe a planetary opposition — perhaps of Jupiter — may explain the fabled star of Bethlehem. And astronomers have other theories. Perhaps it was a supernova — or the explosive ...

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A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

A Jupiter resident captured video of a humpback whale breaching close to shore in Palm Beach County. Experts say while ...

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View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals a planet's death plunge into its star, challenging previous theories and shedding light on how giant planets may spiral inward and perish.

A sudden flash of light in 2020 caught the attention of astronomers scanning the sky. That brief signal, spotted by Caltech’s ...