Astronomers Spot the Most Tightly Packed Quadruple Star System Yet
Astronomers have identified a rare, tightly bound star system in which an eclipsing binary—two stars that pass in…
Supermassive black holes can slow star growth in nearby galaxies
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Intense radiation…
Sizzling Stars stay hot, down Predators in OT to tie franchise record for consecutive wins
After coming out of the Christmas break on a five-game losing streak, the Stars vowed to have better…
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode
One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows,…
Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra
For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova
Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a…
The dramatic transition of the extreme red supergiant WOH G64 to a yellow hypergiant
Meynet, G. & Maeder, A. Stellar evolution with rotation. X. Wolf–Rayet star populations at solar metallicity. Astron. Astrophys.…
‘Swamp People’: Cheyenne ‘Pickle’ Wheat Tries Her Hand as Boat Captain
After a week-long break, we’re back on the Louisiana gator hunt with Swamp People. During Wednesday’s (February 18)…
A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible…
Thomasin McKenzie on anxiety, impostor syndrome and Hollywood pressure
“I have to remind myself I’ve worked hard for this, but I still feel impostor syndrome with everything…
Skipping the supernova: straight from star to black hole
As stars approach the ends of their lives and run out of fuel, their core becomes unstable and…
Why ‘Swamp People’ Isn’t New This Week & When it Will Return
It has been a challenging Season 17 so far for the gator hunters of Swamp People. They’ve faced…