We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there are.

How can astronomers pierce through the interstellar fog of the Milky Way—not to study distant objects, but to understand the ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

Independent scientists described the findings as interesting, but not nearly enough to show the existence of life on another ...

Graduate students from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) participated in an observational training ...

In fact, the scientists believe that there may be an entire network of tunnels connecting to other bubbles throughout the galaxy. Earth’s solar system in the center of a space bubble The Earth ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

An international team has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date. This ultra-massive system existed just one billion years after the Big Bang and already shows a remarkably ...

It's possible for our solar system to capture a rogue planet and give it a home as it hurtles through the galaxy, according to a new study. In 2017, astronomers at the Pan-STARRS1 observatory were ...