Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

A team of scientists has developed a new model for ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes.

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

"I was too broke to do anything but study, practice and play" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on economic hardship during his UCLA days ...

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

In a stellar nursery 460 light-years away, astronomers sharpened old ALMA data and spotted crisp rings and spirals swirling ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each spring, they hatch ...