Hubble observations connect galactic winds and reionization, finding that stronger outflows in six compact galaxies accompany ...

Surveys selected by brightness can give a different impression of the population. Hotter, bluer white dwarfs shine more ...

University of Warwick astronomers have shown that white dwarf stars can glow in a range of colors, including the first star ...

Astronomers analyzing white dwarf stars have found the first ever star that would appear green to human eyes, according to a ...

A small star about 300 light-years from Earth is feeding on a companion that circles it every 87 minutes. The two objects are ...

Despite billions upon billions of stars scattered across the cosmos, astronomers had never convincingly identified a green star. Now, they’ve found one. And the explanation is stranger than you might ...

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty protoplanetary disks that give birth to planets of all kinds. And when a star ...

The universe doesn't come with an instruction manual—but if it did, University of Missouri Assistant Professor Charles Steinhardt suspects a few pages are missing. Either the universe has been playing ...

Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a ...