A comet from another star system is carrying water unlike anything astronomers have ever measured in our cosmic neighborhood.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest ...

A new solar telescope at Paranal studies the Sun to reduce stellar noise, helping scientists better detect and study ...

The potential planets were detected using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast-moving body using the world's most powerful telescopes. It was found to be ...

A team of astronomers from the University of Montreal has discovered a new potentially habitable exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star L 98-59, 35 light-years from Earth. This discovery means there ...

The universe is always moving. While we've found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there somewhere. Unfortunately, If it were to swing ...

Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are ...

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...