Facts about the red giant star and where to find it are explained by Space.com's Chelsea Gohd. [Betelgeuse: The Eventual ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

Betelgeuse dimmed unexpectedly, sparking theories it was about to go supernova. Though it recovered, scientists confirmed it's in the final phase of its life. Its eventual explosion will be visible ...

NGC 4449 is a dwarf galaxy turned stellar powerhouse, dazzling astronomers with its explosive star-forming activity and rich ...

"When nearby supernovas occur in the future, the radiation could have a pretty dramatic effect on human society." ...

New exoplanet image from NASA's Webb suggest freezing temps This image of exoplanet 14 Herculis c was taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). A star symbol ...

Life in the solar system may not entirely end when the sun begins its dramatic transformation into a red giant star. Instead, a brief window of potential habitability may open on Europa, Jupiter's icy ...

"Given these stars are very common, there may be many more giant planets in the galaxy than we thought," Bryant said. The star is about 21% the mass of the sun and much dimmer. In fact, the sun is ...

When researchers zoomed in, they got a surprise. Surrounding the withering star was a disk of dust, much like the kind found around new stars that are in their prime planet-birthing years.

Santa Clara County Parks is asking for the public’s help finding an Argentine black and white tegu — a lizard that can grow to the size on an ironing board — recently seen wandering Joseph D ...

Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These massive viruses once ...