Astronomy

Vera Rubin overcame abundant obstacles to become a leading light in cosmology

The answer is blowing in the (stellar) wind

New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story

A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation

A telescope upgrade offers an unusually crisp look at solar chaos

Optical advances yield an unprecedented look at the corona dancing around our nearest star

The image hints at a longstanding mystery

A mantle-rocking asteroid impact could have made curious glass beads on the surface

This week, chunks of the famous comet will fall to Earth in the Eta Aquarids meteor shower

The Sombrero Galaxy returns in a revamped Hubble image

At most, its oceans may contain biomass equivalent to a small dog

An explanation for the abundance of super-Earths