The Death Star is the original Star Wars superweapon, but the Sith have built countless others while seeking to take over the ...

The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are the starburst-like radiating lines that appear around bright ...

Scientists have been receiving X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula for decades, but now they believe it may hide a horrifying and grisly secret.

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...