Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole ...

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.

Our understanding of cosmology hinges on how well we know our own local universe, which remains poorly mapped and poorly ...

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the third of its kind ever known, astronomers at Michigan State ...

A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third celestial ...

The unknown phenomenon repeated several times over the course of a day, an event unlike anything ever witnessed before.

A potent, long-lasting gamma ray explosion from beyond our galaxy has been detected by scientists, marking an unprecedented cosmic event.

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

A team of astronomers just discovered FRB 20240304B, a fast radio burst (FRB) from 11 billion years ago. It is the farthest FRB we now know, dating just about 3 billion years after the universe began.

The Vera Rubin Observatory captured this view of 31/Atlas before it was identified. C.O. Chandler et al. Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later ...

The 29th moon found to be orbiting the solar system’s 7th planet is about six miles wide. By Katrina Miller The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded. On Tuesday, astronomers using the James ...