Videos quickly surfaced Saturday night when the fiery bolt of light appeared, with many wondering if it was a meteor shower ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

Since there are at least 100 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy, “that represents really good odds for the origin of life elsewhere in the universe,” according to Ojha. Earth-like ...

An international team of astronomers has reported the discovery of two exoplanets orbiting a nearby star known as HD 101581.

Although the method doesn't work if the star and greater solar ... mature into either of the most common planets found in our Milky Way galaxy: a "super-Earth" or mini-Neptune.

And if one happens, it could fry our communications satellites and earth-bound power grid. "We were very surprised that sun-like stars are prone to such frequent superflares," said study lead ...