How do we know the gravity of a single star?
Naming Day
The International Astronomical Union has added 86 stars to the list of official names.
A Tale Of Three Cities
Stars are known to form in large nebulae known as stellar nurseries. Now there’s evidence they also form in multiple waves.
All In The Family
Stars aren’t living things, but like living things they have a family tree with common origins.
And Proxima Makes Three
Astronomers have confirmed that Proxima Centauri is part of the Alpha Centauri system
When You See The Flash
Astronomers have observed a star before it became a nova.
Fading Star
Epsilon Aurigae dims every 27 years. It’s still a bit of a mystery why.
From Many, One
By studying millions of stars we can learn the story of our own Sun.
Big Planet Discovered Around A Very Young Star
A planet larger than Jupiter has been detected around an extremely young star.