T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), popularly known as the "Blaze Star," is surely on the verge of a rare and dramatic brightening.

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare "blue lurker" star that has been feeding on material from its two conjoined siblings. The fast-spinning star provides a detailed look at the ...

An all-female crew is launching into space on Blue Origin’s New Shephard rocket ... The new flight with the star-studded crew will be the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program and ...