Astronomers have flagged a distant stellar object so extreme that, on paper, it should not exist. Its mass, brightness and ...

Lead author Neha Sharma emphasized the study’s significance, noting that “by studying their flickers, we can uncover how ...

Astronomers have witnessed a massive star's explosive death, a supernova, for the first time in its early stages. Observed by ...

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...

Discover seven of the universe’s rarest stars, including white dwarf pulsars and red hypergiants. Learn why astronomers consider these stellar gems exceptionally valuable for studying cosmic evolution ...

Astronomers have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars -- 'dead' remnants and 'living' stars -- in young star clusters. This breakthrough offers new insights on an extreme ...

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding ...

Scientists have detected the first direct evidence of a coronal mass ejection from a star beyond our Sun, specifically the M dwarf StKM1-1262. This ma ...

Nuclear astrophysics plays a pivotal role in informing our understanding of stellar evolution by investigating the nuclear reactions within stars that dictate their birth, evolution, and ultimate fate ...

Observing the Universe often means contemplating phenomena that occurred millions of years ago. But sometimes, the ...

Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that challenges current models of how they evolve. Astronomers have found evidence that ...