“Blue blobs” point to new type of star system
These isolated collections of blue stars are puzzling astronomers.
These isolated collections of blue stars are puzzling astronomers.
Whether that's good news or not is anyone's guess, though.
By directly measuring the mass of a protoplanetary disc, astronomers have begun to unravel the mystery of planet formation.
Astronomers are no longer in the dark about the dimming of Betegeuse.
A newly conducted in-depth cosmic census has revealed that star-forming molecular clouds come in an array of shapes and sizes.
The vast majority of stars are made almost entirely of hydrogen (about 90%) and helium (about 10%), with trace amounts ...
Astronomers have captured stellar winds emitted by aging stars in unprecedented detail.
This spectacular three-star system is radically different than our solar system.
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ― ...
Astronomers have identified a runaway star travelling at an incredible 6 million kilometres per hour, ejected by the supermassive black ...
New research has provided some surprising answers regarding the origins of globular clusters the oldest visible objects in the Universe — some ...
The galaxy's elderly unexpectedly move faster than stellar younglings.
The planet is so close to its host star that it only has a 5.36 day-long orbit. At this distance, ...
The findings could topple our current understanding of how galaxies merge.
Stopping just shy of a black hole's density, neutron stars play a dangerous game.
You'll never know what's written in the stars for you if you can't read them.
It's small but it will rip you apart using only magnetism.
What we do know is that it blasts enormously powerful X-rays into the void.
Awww, it has your....mass.
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