(CNN) — For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as ...

Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.

While making a death-defying dive through the sun’s atmosphere, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly recorded a powerful plasma explosion heading toward our star’s surface in unprecedented detail.

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...