We thought we understood how stars are formed. It turns out, we don't. Not completely, anyway. A new study, recently…
Our sky is missing supernovas. Stars live for millions or billions of years. But given the sheer number of stars…
Astronomers have spotted the remnant of a rare type of supernova explosion. It's called a Type Iax supernova, and it's…
Planetary nebulae are the most beautiful objects in the night sky. Their gossamer shells of gas are otherworldly and evocative.…
A monster lurks at the heart of many galaxies – even our own Milky Way. This monster possesses the mass…
An international team of astronomers has conducted an extreme simulation that modeled what the formation of the first stars looked…
Unless you’re reading this in an aircraft or the International Space Station, then you’re currently residing on the surface of…
Strange New Worlds Imagine if a star could tell you it had planets. That would be really helpful because finding…
Sunspots are common on our Sun. These darker patches are cooler than their surroundings, and they're caused by spikes in…
In the beginning, the big bang created three elements: hydrogen, helium, and lithium. But it only produced a trace of…