Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of hypernovas. More

Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful magnetic field that may have helped feed the growing sun. More

The gas giant Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away, has the mass of 10 Jupiters and a magnetic field thousands of times as strong as Earth’s. More

A space satellite that would offer light on demand has astronomers asking: Who controls the night sky? More

A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole. More