Stars
Closest Star Around A Black Hole Discovered
Imagine being caught in the clutches of a black hole, being whirled around at dizzying speeds and having your mass…
Exploding Binary Stars Will Light Up the Sky in 2022
A team from Calvin College, Michigan have discovered a binary pair of stars that will eventually collide and explode in…
227 Stars Given Names By International Astronomical Union
After months of research, the IAUs Working Group on Star Names has released a catalog that restored the assigned traditional…
This Star Is The Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen
Using data obtained by the Kepler mission, international team of astronomers have found the roundest object yet in the universe!
What I Learned Writing ‘Night Sky with the Naked Eye’
My book Night Sky with the Naked Eye publishes today. It would have never seen the light of day much less…
A Pulsar and White Dwarf Dance Together In A Surprising Orbit
The discovery of a millisecond pulsar orbiting a low-mass white dwarf star has astronomers puzzled, mainly because its orbit defies…
The Search Is On For Alien Signals Around Tabby’s Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5e6WniARE8 There's a remote chance that inexplicable light variations in a star in the Northern Cross may be caused by…
Either Stars are Strange, or There Are 234 Aliens Trying to Contact Us
Astronomers have found 234 stars that are acting suspiciously like signals sent by extra-terrestrials.
Celebrate the Power of Naked-Eye Observing With New Book
Check out my new book "Night Sky with the Naked Eye" that explores all the wonderful things you can see…
Bright Binocular Nova Discovered in Lupus
A powerful explosion on an otherwise obscure star in the constellation Lupus is now bright enough to see in binoculars.