Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have three exoplanets in its orbit; each, it would turn ...

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Skywatchers across the United States witnessed a total solar eclipse, SpaceX caught a giant rocket out of mid-air with a pair ...

NASA scientists launched the Parker Solar Probe on what they call “a mission to touch the sun.” Since then, the spacecraft ...

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Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

"We must rethink how we create computer models for planet formation and early evolution in the young universe." ...

Astronomers found hidden cosmic channels connecting our solar system to distant stars, reshaping views of interstellar space.

A New Mexico-based astronomer is working to answer the oldest questions about the universe, thanks to multiple grants from ...

The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, according to NASA. "It's about to be on its closest approach to the sun," Rayl ...