Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our sun hosts our solar system, and ...

The article discusses the challenges in measuring the basic properties of stars due to their astronomical distances. It ...

A pair of stars orbiting one another has been found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* using the European ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of the R Aquarii binary star system from 2014-2023. The images have been time-lapsed here to show the evolution of the region. Credit: NASA, ESA, M.

The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...

It's around 1.6 times the mass of the Sun, Howell and his colleagues believe, at an orbital separation of 4 astronomical ...

Astronomers have made an astonishing revelation: the red supergiant Betelgeuse, one of the most studied stars in the night ...

Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

The binary star system ν Octantis has long been considered hostile to planet formation. The discovery of a white dwarf in the system offers an alternative view. Skip to main content.

An international team, including astronomers from Keele University, has performed a unique cosmic test to measure the mass of ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in ...