Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.

Most astronomers agree that young galaxy clusters should be relatively cool compared to older ones. But researchers recently ...

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

The real shock of generative AI is not automation but the loss of language as a human monopoly. An existential reckoning.

Trump mentioned the first U.S. strike on Venezuelan soil in a radio interview as if it wasn't even important news.

By now, most “Best Books of the Year” lists have already appeared, with many of the same titles recurring from one “best of” ...

Timothée Chalamet delivers one of his best performances to date in Marty Supreme, an off-kilter character study of a low-rent ...

From left: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard and Winona Ryder in Season 5 of Stranger Things. (Netflix) The Hawkins teens are gearing up for the fight of their lives in the new trailer for Stranger Things ...

One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to detect atmospheres around exoplanets, to try to suss out whether or not they could potentially support life. But, in order to do ...

A study using the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray telescopes has revealed that "an exploded star can pose more risks to nearby planets than previously thought." The Chandra team ...