Astronomers have recently observed a planet being torn apart by its “zombie” white dwarf star, a phenomenon that challenges ...

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

What can white dwarf stars eating their own planets teach astronomers about planetary and solar system formation and ...

The V Sge system features a massive star being intensely cannibalized by a dense stellar remnant, likely a white dwarf or a ...

V Sagittae’s violent mass transfer hints at an imminent nova—and a future supernova visible from Earth. Binary star systems are fairly common in the universe, as are pairs where one star is a compact ...

As the human race searches the cosmos for any sign of life, a ghostly pulse that is being emitted every 18 minutes has been ...

In a secluded corner of the Lynx constellation, just 18 light-years from our planet, astronomers have found a stunning ...

As the collapsed core of a massive star, a neutron star is a small but incredibly dense object, packing up to three times the ...

A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion ...

Three billion years ago, a sun -like star reached the end of its life, throwing off its outer layers following its red giant ...

In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will deplete its hydrogen fuel and collapse under its own gravity, becoming a white ...

Astronomers capture first clear image of a star’s double explosion, confirming a rare supernova theory with striking visual ...