A decade-long survey of the night sky has revealed a mysterious new type of star astronomers are referring to as an “old smoker.” These previously hidden stellar objects are aging, giant stars located ...

From a universal perspective, the Milky Way is pretty small, but from where we sit on the outskirts of the galaxy, it is absolutely massive. When astronomers look into the center of the galaxy, they ...

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ...

Astronomers using the Swiss 1.2-metre Euler telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in ...

Photo Caption: An artist’s conception of EF Eri during a time when there is mass accretion from the donor star to the white dwarf. The region where the thin gas stream breaks up into many filaments is ...

Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of supernova, which has provided an unparalleled glimpse into what happens deep within a star just before it explodes. A study detailing the ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of star that they hope will help us understand the origin of the most magnetic objects in the universe: magnetars. Star HD 45166 sits 3,000 light-years away in ...

“Astronomers discover a completely unknown object floating around in space” is a common news theme, but it’s fun every time. The latest is a brand new type of star – ancient red giants the team has ...

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