The companion star in this system has a mass that is 1.174 solar masses (M ⊙), which is significantly lower than that of other known neutron stars with accurately measured masses.

"When I first spotted this system with a very high total mass on our galactic doorstep, I was immediately excited." ...

Galaxies may not be as simple as "young and blue" or "old and red." A new idea from astrophysicist Charles Steinhardt proposes a third type: red star-forming galaxies that break the mold. These galaxi ...

The universe doesn't come with an instruction manual—but if it did, University of Missouri Assistant Professor Charles ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...

Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A white dwarf star is basically the corpse of a low-mass star that lost its outer layers. That can happen when a star runs out its fuel supply needed to ...