Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

Using the Subaru Telescope's wide-field camera, astronomers have discovered a previously unknown structure surrounding a tiny ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

A nearby white dwarf is carving a colourful shockwave through space, puzzling astronomers and raising new questions about how ...