The Star Systems that could be watching Earth
Exoplanets around some nearby stars, have a cosmic front-row seat to see if Earth holds life.
The mystery of Star Betelgeuse dimming, solved
The star Betelgeuse became visibly darker in 2019 and 2020, puzzling astronomers. New images show that the star was partially concealed by a cloud of
Breaking the Warp Barrier for faster than Light Travel
Astrophysicist discovers new theoretical hyper-fast soliton solutions, faster-than-light, to travel to nearby stars.
A Solar System with 6 Stars
Astronomers have discovered a rare stellar system in with six stars, creating six eclipses when observed from our solar system.
Eagle Nebula Pillars sonified
In the featured video, listen for stars and dust sounding off the famous Eagle nebula, as the line of sonification moves left to right, with
The Largest Star in the Universe – size comparison
What is the largest star in the Universe? And why is it that large? And what are stars anyway?
Fastest Star ever observed
Fastest star ever observed by astronomers is moving at more than 8% the speed of light.
The Origin of Elements
The hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in
First Image of a Multi-Planet System around a Star
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has taken the first ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets.
A massive Star may have Disappeared
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), have discovered the absence of an unstable massive star in a dwarf galaxy.
Star/Exoplanet best twin to the Sun/Earth discovered
Astronomers have found the star Kepler-160 and its companion KOI-456.04 are more reminiscent of the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair.
The Most Powerful ever Supernova detected
Astronomers just detect the most powerful supernova – star explosion, ever observed.
