Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy - yet, it remains a challenge since ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

The Buck Moon charges into the night sky very soon. Here's when and what time you can spot it shining its brightest in ...

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.

MUSE allows astronomers to map the distribution of different chemical elements, displayed here in different colours. Calcium is shown in blue, and it is arranged in two concentric shells. These two ...