A giant star, 25 times the size of the sun, has started to run out of a precious element, hydrogen. To sustain its mass, a star fuses vast amounts of hydrogen in its core, slowly making new elements, ...

One of the best places to study stars is inside “open clusters”, which are groups of stars that formed together from the same material and are bound together through gravity. Open clusters act as ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of supernova, or star explosion, and it provides a new window into the violent life cycle of stars. The new research, focused on supernova 2018zd, confirms a ...

The discovery that "vampire" white dwarfs spread dust brings astronomers closer to understanding the life and death cycle of stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them. Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive ...

How do Black holes form? Black holes, with their immense gravitational force, are some of the most intriguing objects in space. But how do they form? It all starts with the life cycle of stars. From ...

Researchers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have examined the earliest stages of ...

Recent scientific analysis of dead stars’ remnants has offered a chilling glimpse into the Sun’s future demise, shedding light on the fate of planetary systems when stars like our own reach the end of ...

With the evolving technology of space telescopes allowing us to peer out beyond our solar system and see distant planets, black holes, and even some of the oldest galaxies to exist, you might imagine ...

The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars. Time now for our science ...

the constellation Orion with the Orion Nebula Cluster as the central “star” in the sword of Orion, the Pleiades and the Hyades. All three open clusters are highlighted by large yellow circles. Orion ...