Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

A new study shows how Milky Way chemical tracks emerge from shifting star formation and gas supply, reshaping ideas about the ...

Contrary to popular belief, our universe may not be constantly expanding after all. A groundbreaking study by South Korean ...

Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Here is a look at just a few of the biggest developments in astronomy that The Debrief has been tracking in 2025.

A dozen luminous blue outbursts were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests it's ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

Colorado's superstars ignited their offense, proving unstoppable as Minnesota's stars couldn't match their game-changing ...

The cosmos has delivered a rare kind of fireworks display, and astronomers are racing to understand what it means. A strange double flash from a distant galaxy appears to show two neutron stars ...

Why does this matter to Avatar: Fire and Ash? Well, it matters a lot, because just three installments into the James Cameron franchise, it’s starting to seem like Avatar has already found a Death Star ...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion." When you purchase ...