"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the ...

Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these ...

If dark stars existed, they would have been capable of forming in the universe before ordinary stars could have formed. When ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...

It is theoretically possible for a particularly massive star to collapse in on itself to form a black hole rather than ...

Breakthrough Listen will scan the the skies with the aid of the MeerKAT Telescope. They are targeting a million nearby stars.

Frisco Elementary School hosted a family stargazing event with the help of community partners Thursday, Jan. 16. Students ...

Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the ...

Scientists observing the red giant star R Doradus have found that starlight isn’t strong enough to drive its stellar winds, ...

Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave.

Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of time. It spun in a calm, ...

The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way galaxy, was discovered by ...