Astronomy

In the far future, we could reveal detailed views of distant worlds by turning our home star into a gravitational lens

Using a technique to block certain wavelengths of light, researchers hope to discover many more hidden pulsars

NASA and the German space agency ground the telescope on a plane, citing the astronomy community’s concerns over cost and productivity

The alien comets could illuminate the history of their planetary system

A satellite will scour the Milky Way for exoplanets orbiting stars just like the sun

E-mailed exchanges show the space agency’s internal struggle to address pleas to change the controversial name of its latest, greatest observatory

A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo

An updated communication could be beamed out for space alien listeners in hopes of making first contact

Three decades after it began, the exoplanet revolution shows no sign of slowing down

Low levels of bombardment reveal that the TRAPPIST-1 system probably grew quickly

A recently spotted bright light in the sky is improving astronomers’ understanding of stellar death