Brown dwarfs (BDs) are intermediate objects between planets and stars, occupying the mass range between 13 and 80 Jupiter masses (0.012 and 0.076 solar masses ... some 133 light years away.

Scientists may have uncovered the origins of starless planets, or planetary-mass objects (PMOs). Simulations reveal they form ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...

The Milky Way's tidal forces may be shaping the Oort Cloud's inner structure into a spiral shape.

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics ...

Although spiders are harmless, a build up of webs on garden lights over time can be unsightly and make the space look unkempt. The experts recommend switching to warm LED lights, which are less likely ...

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has shed light on a supermassive black hole’s “disco ball-style” show.

The observations could shed ... releases solar storms, scientists worry because such activity can potentially affect GPS, communications and the power grid on Earth. But at 25,000 light-years ...

New evidence suggests that conditions in the early universe may have shaped star formation in surprising ways.

These discoveries shed light on the chemical processes that may have seeded Earth ... suggest that conditions conducive to its emergence were widespread in the early Solar System. This image, taken by ...

A pioneering thermal imaging camera built by the University of Oxford is about to launch aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer ...