Irish astronomers aided ‘remarkable discovery’ of new planet - Irish astronomers were among those that made an unexpected ...

WISPIT 2b was detected as part of a five-year observational research project during which the international team sought to ...

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant Saturn-sized planet orbiting TOI-6894, the smallest star ever known to host such a world.

Scientists may have found the first planet ever detected around our closest “solar twin,” a star called Alpha Centauri A, the ...

Space weathering expert Michelle Thompson OSIRIS-REx reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. These results help shed light onto the ...

These linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Such parades are fairly common, ...

The discussion underscored how citizen scientists, by contributing thousands of data points from around the world, are ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

Six planets will be visible in our skies for the next few days in the last “planetary parade” of 2025. Jupiter, Mercury, ...

Losses of land-based water could have profound implications for access to safe drinking water and the ability to grow food.