Cosmic Evolution

Weather patterns in a mysterious world beyond our solar system have been revealed for the first time, a study suggests.

New research shows that a gap in a dusty disk could be a sort of cosmic illusion and not the sign of a hidden planet.

A study provides new insights about the magnetic field of the interstellar medium, using data from Voyager 1 and other spacecraft.

Astronomers using the VISTA telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way.

Scientists developed a new process in planetary formation modeling that explains the size and mass difference between the Earth and Mars.

Scientists using NASA's Kepler telescope have uncovered strong evidence of a tiny, rocky object being torn apart as it spirals around a white dwarf star.

Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe.

Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars may have magnetic fields that protect them from stellar radiation, according to new research.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago.

Recent studies show that the ratio of some heavy elements in a star have a crucial influence in the composition of rocky exoplanets.