Jupiter-sized planets are very rare around the least massive stars
If you’re looking to visit a gas giant planet in another solar system — or...
Strange radio bursts that outshine entire galaxies may come from colliding neutron stars, new study suggests
For the first time, astronomers have linked mysterious pulses of energy called fast radio bursts...
Planets without stars might have moons suitable for life
NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS — Life might arise in the darkest of places: the moon of...
Star’s sudden 2020 slowdown allows for test of ‘anti-glitch’ theory — ScienceDaily
On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000 light...
A star’s unexpected survival — ScienceDaily
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive...
How do stars die? | Live Science
Stars begin their lives when hydrogen fusion ignites in their dense, hot cores. Once that...
Neutrons’ ‘evil twins’ may be crushing stars into black holes
The universe may be filled with "mirror" particles — and these otherwise-undetectable particles could be...
Some bacteria are suffocating sea stars, turning the animals to goo
The mysterious culprit behind a deadly sea star disease is not an infection, as scientists...
Mystery particle may explain extreme X-rays shooting from the ‘Magnificent 7’ stars
More than 400 light-years from Earth, there is a cluster of young neutron stars that...
Researchers say they may have found proof of theorized axions, and possibly dark matter, around group of neutron stars — ScienceDaily
A new study, led by a theoretical physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence...