The fastest star ever detected is moving at about 8% the speed of light. Astronomers have dubbed it S4714. The…
In 2013, a jumbo star 1,300 times wider than the sun stunned astronomers. They say it’s the largest yellow hypergiant…
In 2017, NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby star TRAPPIST-1. But what’s so special about…
In 2004, scientists, using Hubble, discovered a mysterious planet. But later on, Hubble’s observations showed the planet had disappeared. To…
A team of astrophysicists has just demonstrated that the dust particles in space contain ice. The interstellar medium—matter between the…
The dimming of Betelgeuse has puzzled astronomers in late 2019 and early 2020. But it could be due to a…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescopes finds a unique kind of supernova blasting a strange white dwarf star across the Milky Way.…
Astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope have observed the largest neutron star ever recorded. It is almost too massive to…
We have always wondered whether life exists elsewhere. New research suggests there may be over 30 intelligent civilizations in our…
UY Scuti is no longer the largest star in the known universe. Stephenson 2-18 is the champion now. It’s the…