Some massive stars may exist in systems of not just two, but three interacting stellar bodies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A University of California scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory working with astronomers from around the world recently validated a computer model that predicts the rebirth and stellar burning ...

Nuclear astrophysics plays a pivotal role in informing our understanding of stellar evolution by investigating the nuclear reactions within stars that dictate their birth, evolution, and ultimate fate ...

In 2025, one might assume that all types of stars in the Milky Way have been cataloged, yet the universe continues to surprise us. In 1953, American astronomer Alan Sandage revolutionized our ...

In classical models of stellar evolution, so far little importance has been attached to the early evolution of stars. Scientists now show that the biography of stars is indeed shaped by their early ...

Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that challenges current models of how they evolve. Astronomers have found evidence that ...

(Nanowerk News) White dwarfs are extremely dense stellar remnants with the mass of our Sun but the small size of our planet Earth. They are formed when a low-mass star has burned up all its fuel, ...

"This is an important step in our endeavor to understand the formation of the Milky Way and other galaxies." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Astronomers have discovered a highly unusual and rare object—a fast-spinning Long Period Radio Transient (LPT) dubbed CHIME J1634+44—that challenges current understanding of stellar remnants and ...