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

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

"The explosions of white dwarfs play a crucial role in astronomy," stated Priyam Das, a PhD student at the University of New South Wales Canberra and study leader. Das further described the findings ...

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

By studying faint vibrations within stars, scientists using the Keck Planet Finder have discovered internal features that ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

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

Hints of the very first stars to light the Universe might be discovered in a faint radio signal feebly beaming from the dawn ...

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

In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...

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

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