Gaxiola, an astronomy graduate student at Georgia State University, has identified a large number of stars around which Earth ...

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While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

New observations of a nearby red giant star suggest that a long-standing explanation for how giant stars spread life’s essential elements through the galaxy may be incomplete. Starlight pushing on gra ...

The discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars. When you ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare starless galaxy-like cloud known as a RELHIC, providing the strongest evidence yet for a cornerstone prediction of the Lambda CDM model: that many small dark matter ...

"We need to understand for how long HW2 can keep growing." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have captured the clearest ...

And it would not require the James Webb Space Telescope. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers think that a new observation ...

Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave.

From ancient civilizations charting the stars to modern-day horoscopes guiding daily decisions, our relationship with the cosmos is as complex as it is enduring. But how well do you really know the ...

The darkest places in the U.S. provide the best stargazing opportunities. From coast to coast, here's where to go for ...

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