Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme. At least, that's what astronomers found when ...

The research draws on two existing approaches to better estimate stars’ ages.

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of a white dwarf wiped out by a double-detonation supernova, also providing ...

Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

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

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Scientists have discovered the first clear case of a planet causing its host star to flare, offering new insights into the ...

A new study using images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped to answer a continuous question in astronomy ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick disks in galaxies as far back as 10 billion years ago ...

A11pI3Z: Astronomers believe fast-moving object A11pI3Z could be only the third known interstellar visitor, after 'Oumuamua ...