When it comes to cosmic eye candy, planetary nebulae are at the top of the candy bowl. Like fingerprints—or maybe…
A team of Japanese astronomers has found a connection between the dustiness of Red Giant stars and changes in their…
A citizen scientist recently discovered a white dwarf star that has multiple dust rings, a finding which could force a…
Quick, what’s the reddest star visible to the naked eye? Depending on your sky conditions, your answer may well be…
[/caption] When discovered on August 24, 2011, supernova 2011fe was the closest supernova since the famous SN 1987A. Located in…
[/caption] While planets orbiting twin stars are a staple of science fiction, another is having humans live on planets orbiting…
[/caption] While science education often focuses on teaching the scientific method (or at least tries to), the real process of…
[/caption] A newly discovered red giant star is a relic from the early universe -- a star that may have…
[/caption] Like everything else in the Universe, stars get old. As they become older, stars like our own Sun "puff…