Stars

A star 215 million light-years away has been obliterated by a supermassive black hole, making it the closest…

Doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been acting strange lately, appearing far less bright than usual and then…

This first-of-its-kind image reveals a star system just 300 light-years from Earth. It was captured by the Very…

An unusually bright star has gone missing, in a mystery of cosmic proportions.

Betelgeuse—a gigantic star in the final stages of its life—has been acting weird lately, exhibiting dramatic drops…

A NASA parallax experiment involving New Horizons shows the probe now sees some stars in slightly different…

Back in 2016, a telescope spotted a supernova flaring so brightly that it far outshone its own galaxy. The exploded…

Some stars have the element neon to thank for their ultimate, explosive demise, according to astrophysical research.

At this point, we’re all crossing our fingers that the dying star Betelgeuse will hurry up and explode already,…

Scientists have observed a spinning star dragging space-time along with it, according to a new paper.

Scientists have predicted that a pair of stars in our galaxy will collide, producing an explosion that will…

Social media and news headlines are ablaze with talk of the red giant star Betelgeuse since astronomers noted that…

A comparative analysis of historical and contemporary astronomical data has resulted in the discovery of…

Astronomers have observed a supernova unlike any ever observed before, and it might be strong evidence of an…

A team of Polish astronomers has created the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way to date, revealing…

The controversial Thirty Meter Telescope is set break ground on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea on the week of July 15, after…

What is going on with this strange, winking star?

A new campaign headed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) called IAU100 NameExoWorlds will allow each…

Scientists spotted a superflare larger than some of the hugest solar storms on record—from what seems to be a tiny,…

A new sky survey project has released its first round of incredible data, results, and images, including this…