New planet is smallest known alien world
Scientists have found a Sun-like star with seven planets, one of which is the smallest known outside our Solar System.
Scientists have found a Sun-like star with seven planets, one of which is the smallest known outside our Solar System.
100,000 amateur astronomers have helped discover a rare pulsar, just by leaving their computers on.
Scientists consider making fuel-efficient low gravity tracks to link the stars and planets.
Australian astronomer Mark Rigby chases an eclipse all the way to Easter Island.
A Japanese spaceship with the first ever samples from an asteroid will touch down in South Australia on Sunday.
An impressive fireball in Jupiter’s atmosphere is the second strike recorded by an enthusiastic amateur astronomer.
Indigenous perspectives are adding insight to western astronomical understanding of the southern night sky.
The crater’s discovery may answer questions about a period of significant global cooling 35 million years ago.
Pluto may be demoted again, as researchers work to properly define dwarf planets.
As Earth Hour approaches, urban light pollution interrupts the visibility of stars.