Artist's concept of a red giant star and white dwarf orbiting one another. When the red giant moves behind the white dwarf, a nova explosion on the white dwarf ignites. (Photo Credit: NASA Goddard ...

Astronomers have identified a massive red giant star with a newly detected companion that appears to be stirring up trouble in the system, reshaping gas and dust in ways that could end in a dramatic ...

Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes ...

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding these stars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...