Deep space has just delivered a cosmic curveball: an object that behaves so strangely it appears to break the rules ...

The hunt for worlds beyond our solar system has shifted from counting planets to confronting extremes that strain basic ...

Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

While "Star Trek" is pretty consistent compared to a lot of science fiction franchises, a few episodes have turned ...

He said the animal began denning beneath his home around Thanksgiving, twisting gas lines and toppling bricks as he came and ...

Astronomers have uncovered the long-hidden cause behind Betelgeuse’s strange behavior: a small companion star carving a visible wake through the giant’s vast atmosphere. Using nearly eight years of ...

Hubble has revealed a strange cosmic object called Cloud-9, a dark matter–dominated cloud with no stars at all. Scientists ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to know about Cloud-9.

Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark ...