Stars

Astronomers Identify the Largest Yellow “Hypergiant” Star Known

A stellar monster lurks in heart of the Centaur. A recent analysis of a star in the south hemisphere constellation of…

11 years ago

Did Old Galaxies Grow Up Quicker Than New Ones?

Did some of the oldest galaxies grow up quickly? That's an intriguing possibility raised by a research team that found…

11 years ago

NASA Engineer Answers 4-Year-Old’s Questions With a Personal Video

Like many kids his age, 4-year-old Lucas Whiteley is fascinated about space and astronauts and has a lot of questions…

11 years ago

Pushy Black Holes Stop Elliptical Galaxies From Forming Stars

Contradicting past theories, cold gas has been found in abundance in some elliptical galaxies -- showing that there must be…

11 years ago

Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!

That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…

11 years ago

Asteroid Swarm ‘Pounded’ Pulsar Star, Causing Changes Visible From Earth

When you throw a bunch of rock and debris at a rapidly spinning star, what happens? A new study suggests…

11 years ago

Dazzling New Views of a Familiar Cluster

Wow. It’s always amazing to get new views of familiar sky targets. And you always know that a “feast for…

11 years ago

Surprise! Brown Dwarf Star Has Dusty Skies, Appearing Strangely Red

Dust clouds on a brown dwarf or "failed star" are making it appear redder than its counterparts, new research reveals.…

11 years ago

Supernova’s Galaxy Full Of Starbursts and ‘Superwind’

Radio light, radio bright: when you look at M82 in this frequency range, a whole lot of activity pops out.…

11 years ago

Stormy with a Chance of Molten Iron Rain: First Ever Map of Exotic Weather on Brown Dwarfs

Think the weather is nasty this winter here on Earth? Try vacationing on the brown dwarf Luhman 16B sometime. Two…

11 years ago