By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a miraculous bird with a cyclical pattern of life and death, perishing in flames only to rise again from the ashes.

The new exoplanet Elias 2-24 b is the youngest ever discovered, still forming in a cloud of debris around a young star just ...

A newly discovered multi-celled extremophile, dubbed the 'fire amoeba,' thrives in Lassen Volcanic National Park's heated ...

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field ...

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has helped astronomers achieve a world first: detecting radio signals directly from a planet ...

The newly discovered exoplanets, designated as GJ 9827 b, c and d, are located fairly close to their host star, completing orbits within 6.2 days. ESO A nearby 'super‑Earth' just 25 light years from ...