A star just spat 2 quintillion pounds of plasma into space, and now astronomers are making sense of what that means.

A star just coughed something up and scientists want to know why

Star Vomit

Astronomers just got their first complete observation of a star outside of our solar system erupting plasma out into the cosmos.

A Star Just Coughed Something Up and Scientists Want to Know Why

A distant stellar eruption launched out two quintillion pounds of plasma.

"Our study prompts astronomers to look for rocky planets close to — but just outside of — the destruction radius of the white dwarf."

These are the planets that survive the deaths of their stars

Survival Guide

Small, densely-packed exoplanets are most likely to survive when their stars die. The findings give astronomers new places to look for new planets.

These Are the Planets That Survive the Deaths of Their Stars

When a star dies, it's the small, dense planets that tend to survive.

The Big Dipper is hiding an interstellar visitor.

This star drifted into the Milky Way from another galaxy

Intergalactic Visitor

Scientists suspect that one of the stars in the Big Dipper isn't native to the Milky Way. Instead, it likely got sucked up in a galactic collision,

This Star Drifted Into the Milky Way From Another Galaxy

An unusual star likely joined the Milky Way after a galactic merger.

A new high-res map yielded an unexpected discovery.

Scientists find mysterious star-forming factory in Milky Way

Stellar Discovery

Astronomers have discovered that one subregion of the Milky Way is far more efficient at star formation than the others — and they don't know why.

Scientists Find Mysterious Star-Forming Factory In Milky Way

Everything is star-stuff — but especially this place!

Computer simulations can help reveal celestial orphans.

This scientist is hunting for planets that orbit dead stars

Celestial Orphans

This astrophysicist at the Rochester Institute of Technology is hunting for planets that are still orbiting dead stars. Is the universe full of them?

This Scientist Is Hunting for Planets That Orbit Dead Stars

Is the universe filled with lonely planets orbiting dead stars?

In about 10 billion years, our Sun will harden into a giant crystal

Shine On

In about 10 billion years, our Sun will likely harden into a giant crystal orb — a fate that will be shared with many other white dwarf stars.

In About 10 Billion Years, Our Sun Will Harden Into a Giant Crystal

The aging universe will fill with the jewel-like corpses of ancient stars.

Now studying dark matter is as simple as spotting visible stars.

Stars torn from galaxies let astronomers "see" dark matter

Spotted

Astronomers recently discovered a new technique that makes it much easier to detect and study how dark matter is distributed throughout the universe.

Stars Torn From Galaxies Let Astronomers “See” Dark Matter

The new technique gives astronomers the most accurate dark matter measurements to date.

In space, no one can hear you scream. But distant stars are still trying.

New AI is peering into the nuclear cores of distant stars

Eyes Up Here

Using a new AI system, researchers within the infant scientific discipline asteroseismology can learn more about the subsurface activity of distant stars.

New AI Is Peering Into the Nuclear Cores of Distant Stars

Now scientists can understand far-off stars better than ever before.

It's not polite to ask, but 2MASS is 13.5 billion years old.

An ancient star reveals our galaxy is older than we thought

OG Stardust

A newly-discovered star in our galaxy is only 300 million years younger than the universe itself. it's older than anything scientists expected to find.

An Ancient Star Reveals Our Galaxy Is Older Than We Thought

The star is mostly made of raw materials from the Big Bang.

There's a clear link between the star’s age and their X-ray emissions.

X-Ray study shows older stars may be more supportive to life

Off World

Knowing the age of the star could help place constraints on the potential habitability of any planets that orbit it.

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