How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?
Some stars in the universe grow to 300 times larger our own sun. But how do they get so big, and how do they sustain their mass?
Supernovas are hard to detect. Scientists just found a way to spot them hours after they explode
Astronomers have learned how to find supernova explosions in their earliest stages, giving us an unprecedented look at how these stars blow up.
This baby star’s big explosion fired back: ‘Nature is far more complex than humans think’
Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.
Red supergiant star expels mysteriously large cloud of gas
The star, called DFK 52, is a member of a cluster of similar red supergiants, but it's losing mass at an extreme rate never seen before.
Scientists capture bridge of stray stars being sucked from one galaxy to another
Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.
Rapidly spinning dead star’s strange ‘glitches’ are oddly regular
Ultimately, we do not understand where glitches come from or exactly what's going on inside pulsars.
Astronomers capture incredible 1st image of a dead star that exploded twice. How did it happen?
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of a white dwarf wiped out by a double-detonation supernova, also providing space-lovers with stunning eye-candy.
Cosmic rings reveal new planet being born | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2025
Star RIK 113 is busy making a new planet in its protoplanetary disk as seen in this new image from the Very Large Telescope.
Scientists find rare double-star system where one star orbited inside the other
Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.
Giant young star is growing by 2 Jupiter masses every year, new study shows
New radio observations of the star HW2 show one of the fastest growth rates ever recorded, shedding light on how massive stars form from swirling gas disks.