Solar winds gusted from a red giant’s outer layers began feeding its companion, a tiny neutron star, essentially rejuvenating it. There’s some adage out there about helping out your neighbor, right?

A distant exoplanet that shouldn't be there anymore has continued to mystify astronomers with its existence after new evidence disproved a leading theory for its survival. The planet, named 8 Ursae ...

Insights gained by scientists while studying the R Doradus giant star could be applicable to other dying stars.

The Universe is full of surprises. Whatever you can think of, the universe probably has it tucked away somewhere. The surprise that has some astronomers excited this time is potential discovery of the ...

About five billion years from now, our steady, dependable Sun—the greatest luminary object in our heavens—will finally exhaust its core reserves of hydrogen fuel, and it will swell up into a ...

The cosmic distance ladder could soon have another rung. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In around 5 billion years, the sun will ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have known for years that one day, the sun will expand into a red giant and engulf its ...

Astronomers across the globe discover something new about the universe pretty much every day, and sometimes they don’t even do it on purpose. But what the European Space Agency discovered back in ...

You are watching a long-held idea in stellar physics face serious scrutiny. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...