Extreme radiation around small stars may not doom life nearby
Red and white dwarfs make nasty neighbours due to spurts of deadly radiation, but alien life could still form on planets nearby if shielded by smog or oceans
Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars
Failed stars called brown dwarfs straddle the line between big planets and small stars. An observation of a magnetic field puts another tick in the star column
Low-oxygen dwarf galaxy shows us how the early universe looked
A star factory with the lowest oxygen level ever seen in such a galaxy could help us understand how the elements were distributed after the big bang
Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies
Galactic winds once thought to slow star formation may be driving the creation of new stars in distant galaxies, challenging long held believes about galaxy evolution
Robo-Telescopes Capture the Last Gasp of a Dying Star
Aliens in Orbit? Probably Not. $100K on a Kickstarter to Check? Oh, Sure
