New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd the material to form ...

“Extremes in temperature could lead to the breaking down of the layers near the surface, and the IR (infrared) radiation ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecting a ...

Cold, wispy blue clouds are illuminated in the infrared by the glow of the young, outflowing protostar Ced 110 IRS 4 (orange, ...

Many people have heard of the Keck Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope, but few realize just how many powerful ...

Why planetary scientists think advanced aliens will turn to nuclear fusion to meet their massive energy needs. Here’s how we ...

The telescope and instruments for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope were recently integrated together on the ...

"As fascinating as the galaxy appears at visible wavelengths, some of NGC 5643's most interesting features are invisible to ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s telescope and two instruments onto ...

Dec. 6, retired assistant director for science communications at NASA’s Goddard Space Center Michelle Thaller hosted the annual Christmas lecture sponsored by Notre Dame’s College of Science.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made significant discoveries within the Spiderweb protocluster, ...

An Australian astronomer has developed a camera module to capture high-resolution pictures of earth’s neighboring planets.