In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...

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Astronomers and scientists love Betelgeuse because it shines so brightly. While most stars appear as tiny points of light, ...

New observations of a nearby red giant star suggest that a long-standing explanation for how giant stars spread life’s ...

Nearly all stars are found inside or around galaxies, but there are ways for stars to escape into intergalactic space.

The discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars. When you ...

How do you find a galaxy that never formed? The standard cosmological model predicts the existence of "failed" galaxies - clumps of dark matter that captured gas but never birthed a star. Because they ...

For many years now, our magazine has held a wonderful public star party event in what could be termed the capital of astronomy in the United States, Tucson, Arizona. The public is welcome at this ...

However, this single snapshot has offered an unparalleled glimpse at WOH G64, "providing us with a rare opportunity to witness a star's life in real time," study co-author Gerd Weigelt, an astronomer ...

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From ancient civilizations charting the stars to modern-day horoscopes guiding daily decisions, our relationship with the cosmos is as complex as it is enduring. But how well do you really know the ...

Laura Nicole Driessen is a brand ambassador for the Rise & Shine Education Orbit Centre of Imagination. When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true. But according to an ...