One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for a giant gas planet in a nearby solar system - with moons that could be ...

Have you ever heard of Alpha Centauri? It's the star system closest to our own, and engineers now think they could make a ...

The sci-fi-like project won the top prize in the Project Hyperion Design Competition, a contest for designing hypothetical ...

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to ...

In a thrilling development, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a planet ...

A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including an astronomical discovery and a sighting of a popular actor ...