New paper points to the Alpha Centauri triple star system as likely potential source of millions of interstellar asteroids and comets.

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially record-breaking fast planetary system, with a star and possible exoplanet moving at ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.

These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way of around 600 ...

The past 20 years have seen remarkable shifts in technology, from smartphones to solar and the electrification of transport.

A graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama system, has published a paper in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics that builds on ...

As civilizations advance, they may need to migrate across the galaxy, and some researchers speculate they could use their own stars as massive engines. New research explores the possibility of a ...

Will Norman asks if mass-scale deployment of perovskite technology is now imminent and whether it could unseat crystalline ...