Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rogue planet, one that doesn't orbit a star, by measuring ...

Astronomers have spotted an Earth-sized planet drifting alone through the Milky Way, detected briefly by bent starlight, ...

Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet using gravitational microlensing observed from Earth and ...

Astronomers have signalled the discovery of a planetary body roaming the Milky Way that is not gravitationally bound to the ...

From a window on the International Space Station, astronauts have captured a rare view of a nearby galaxy caught in the act ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...

Witnessing the Milky Way is a profound experience. This article highlights ten premier global locations for stargazing. From ...

Their analysis showed that the planet lies about 3,000 parsecs, or just under 10,000 light-years, from Earth. Its mass is ...

Astronomers have identified a rare type of planet wandering through the Milky Way without a host star. Roughly the mass of ...

The sun wanders the Milky Way alone; our star orbits the galaxy’s distant center without any stellar siblings. The solar ...

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...