The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy's center more ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...

Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

A new study suggests the Sun moved outward with many similar stars during a large Milky Way migration event long ago.

A groundbreaking study in galactic archaeology proves the Sun made a treacherous journey to reach its current home in the ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

We're starting to see just how exceptional our own solar system and its history is, as more exoplanets are discovered. A fourth exoplanet discovery in the LHS 1903 system made by ESA's CHEOPS mission ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a rare and violent collision between two planets orbiting a star known as Gaia20ehk, located over 11,000 light-years from Earth. The unprecedented discovery, ...

This Collection features original research on the mechanisms driving star formation, the lifecycle of various stellar types, and the complex interactions between stars and their environments. The ...