X-ray binaries (XRBs) are composed of a normal star or a white dwarf transferring mass onto a compact neutron star or a black ...

It must have cleared all other celestial bodies, except its own moons, from its orbit.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international cooperation of NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies, a ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets : planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to discover new worlds goe ...

Two independent studies have revealed groundbreaking insights about the brown dwarf Gliese 229 B, a discovery that reshapes ...

Within GRAVITY’s combined observations, Xuan’s team discovered that Gliese 229 B was not a single object, but a pair of brown ...

"This information will help us fill in the gaps in our knowledge of how brown dwarfs form and their relationship to stars and planets." Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have ...

Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies that are not massive enough to ignite nuclear fusion as in stars, but at the same time are significantly more massive than (exo-)planets. They have some ...

of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming emissions. Governments in 2015 signed up to the Paris Agreement and a cap of 1.5 ...

“One of the most intriguing questions right now in exoplanet astronomy is: Can rocky planets orbiting M-dwarf stars maintain atmospheres that could support life?” said Dr. Joshua Krissansen-Totton, ...

From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a “googly eye” peering down from space. The pupil in this celestial gaze is the Martian moon Phobos, ...

Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends. The travel publishing giant ...