The Sun is the most important star in the entire Solar System, as it is not only the gravitational force around which all other objects within it rotate, but it accounts for 99.8% ...

The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both ...

The sun has produced stunning auroras on Earth in recent years as solar activity has peaked—but expect more in coming years ...

On May 9, 2025, a stadium-sized asteroid will make a close pass by Earth. This close flyby of asteroid 2002 JX8 has been ...

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

The massive University of Arkansas solar project moves forward, but questions abound on the federal funding promised to the ...

NASA has released three new pieces of cosmic sound that are associated with the densest and darkest members of our universe: ...

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

Range Astronomy Astronomy is a science often focused on very distant and alien celestial objects, from radiating pulsars and ...

Giant flares blasted out of supermagnetized stars called "magnetars" could forge planets' worth of gold and other heavy ...

Scientists at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics found a single giant flare from a ...