Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...

Astronomers at Durham University and collaborators at the University of Warwick used the European Southern Observatory’s Very ...

In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

Astronomers have identified a rare type of binary star system containing a rapidly spinning millisecond pulsar and a helium star companion, formed via common envelope evolution. Although such systems ...

Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or “hot Jupiters,” astronomers can spend months or years ...

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

The T Coronae Borealis star system, located 3,000 light-years from Earth, is expected to become visible to the naked eye due to a nova explosion. Although initially predicted for 2024, the nova ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our ...