The four-star system features three stars in stable orbits, plus a fourth at a distance equal to Jupiter's orbit around our Sun.
Researchers have figured out why V Sagittae is so gosh dang bright.
We have more Betelbuddy news, and the little companion star to Betelgeuse is turning out to be an oddball.
The unusual interaction triggered a strange new type of supernova that appeared to explode twice.
It now takes just a fraction of a minute to detect neutron star mergers, thanks to advancements in a machine-learning-driven approach to astronomy.
A star system 5,000 light-years from Earth, surrounded by layers of dust, could help scientists better understand the final stages of stellar life.
Astronomers pinpointed the source of the signal to a low mass star, but it can't generate that much energy on its own.
A stellar binary could explain the red supergiant's pattern of intermittent dimming, but not everyone is convinced.
If an extraterrestrial warp drive collapses, we might be able to sense the resulting gravitational waves from Earth.
The event, which occurred when the universe was 740 million years young, gives scientists a clue about the number of light black holes in the universe.
A neutron star merged with something unknown. Physicists think it might be a mini black hole.
Imagine LIGO, but flying through space. That’s LISA.
The super-dense object doesn't quite fit with what we know about black holes or neutron stars.
Two decades of Chandra Observatory data reveal the aftermath of the Eta Carinae stellar eruption of 1838.
A visualization of simulated data shows how ripples of spacetime might populate the Milky Way.
Calculations by a gravitational wave hunter suggest that the early universe was more developed than what we can observe.
Cocoons of debris surrounding collapsing stars may generate gravitational waves detectable by LIGO.
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration will restart with renewed sensitivity this week following a three-year hiatus.
The planned LISA mission would involve three spacecraft flying in formation over a million miles apart.
Pulsars scattered throughout the galaxy provide a novel way to see ripples in spacetime.
