"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

In the past decade, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has revealed the nature, history, and behavior of ...

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...

Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of ...

Hubble reveals star formation secrets in galaxy NGC 2835 using H-alpha detection to map stellar nurseries with surgical ...

Two of the objects in the arrangement are cold brown dwarfs, which will serve as a benchmark for others throughout the Milky ...

The study reveals that DFK 52, a red supergiant star, has shed a significant amount of mass, creating a vast bubble of gas ...

The interstellar network is sustained by the explosive life cycles of stars that generate powerful solar winds. Past research ...

Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until they run out ...

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a ton of crazy equipment or fancy gear to shoot the night sky. Grab a sturdy ...

High in the Milky Way, a dying giant has thrown astronomers a cosmic curveball. A star known as DFK 52, sitting in the ...

At about 1,700 years old, MSH 15-52, sometimes called the "cosmic hand" or " hand of God " for its unusual shape, is one of ...