Proposed mechanism could explain why the orbits of some "hot Jupiters" decay slower than expected
Read article: Stellar magnetic fields may give doomed exoplanets a temporary reprieve
Viewers in parts of Mexico, the US and Canada enjoyed a rare total solar eclipse yesterday
Read article: Dispatches from the Great North American eclipse of 2024
Spectral analysis of stellar “twins” also suggests a significant fraction of planetary systems may be unstable
Read article: Planet-gobbling stars are more common than we thought
Merger of two stellar remnants could explain a peculiar split between the star’s helium- and hydrogen-covered hemispheres
Read article: Two-faced white dwarf star leaves astronomers puzzled
Rare observation sheds light on how large stars form
Read article: Spiral arms of gas and dust spotted around a massive protostar
“One in 10 billion” binary will one day shower the cosmos with heavy elements
Read article: Doomed to explode in a kilonova, rare star system is discovered by astronomers
Latest simulation results could help astrophysicists figure out what causes massive stars to go supernova
Read article: Red supergiant stars get dimmer before they explode
White dwarf feeds on Sun-like star, completing orbit in just 51 minutes
Read article: Cataclysmic binary star has the shortest known orbital period
Research could help protect satellites and astronauts from the solar wind
Read article: Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles
Huge convective cell may have created cloud that caused "Great Dimming" of star
Read article: How Betelgeuse blew its top and lost its rhythm
