In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

Astronomers have discovered a strikingly unusual exoplanet: one which orbits its host stars in a totally new way. The planet ...

Hubble’s three-and-a-half-decade lifetime has allowed astronomers to observe cosmic objects over extended periods to see how ...

Roughly 100 years ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that “spiral nebulae” were actually independent galaxies, located millions of light years away from us. He also figured out that ...

Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around a rare pair of strange stars—a real-life 'twist' ...

Chinese scientists have achieved satellite laser ranging in the Earth-moon space in daytime for the first time in the ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and ...

Lowell Observatory executive director Amanda Bosh said having dark and clear skies is crucial to researching the universe. “The effect that it has on astronomical research is becoming worrisome ...

Scientists used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) to make this exciting discovery. Several ...