Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

Two distant planets lie 1° apart in the morning sky, visible together in the same field of view through binoculars or a telescope.

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In a groundbreaking study recently published on the arXiv preprint server, researchers have proposed two innovative ...

From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us. A vast universe Think back to what you learned about astronomy in elementary school. If you’re ...

News and research on the formation of galaxies. From the Milky Way to Andromeda Galaxy, see astronomy images of splendid galaxies in the universe. Read the latest research discoveries.

Feb. 27, 2025 — Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full Moon.