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Scientists observing the red giant star R Doradus have found that starlight isn't strong enough to drive its stellar winds, overturning a long-standing theory. The dust grains around the star are simply too small to be pushed outward by light alone. ...

A tiny chunk of dead star just 731 light-years away has presented astronomers with a shimmering puzzle: a powerful, glowing bow shock.

Recorded in cave drawings as far back as 1000BC, this is one of the oldest zodiacal constellations to be recognised in its modern form ...

The findings from Pandora will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope to give astronomers more insight into stars and planets outside our solar system.

The Vera C Rubin Observatory has finally achieved a significant scientific breakthrough, due to the massive digital camera known as the LSST at its heart. Astronomers have discovered an asteroid called 2025 MN45 that stands out in a significant way: ...

Astronomers have uncovered the long-hidden cause behind Betelgeuse's strange behavior: a small companion star carving a visible wake through the giant's vast atmosphere. Using nearly eight years of observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ...

Hubble has revealed a strange cosmic object called Cloud-9, a dark matter-dominated cloud with no stars at all. Scientists believe it is a "failed galaxy," a leftover building block from the early Universe that never lit up. Its discovery confirms .. ...

A team of researchers recently reported the discovery of AT2024wpp, an extremely energetic event involving a black hole and a massive star locked in a deadly cosmic dance. The stellar object was "spaghettified" by the black hole, a tidal disruption ...

Many people remember the solar storm of May 2024, which saw auroras spread into areas that very rarely get to see them.