The James Webb Space Telescope observed hot gas forming a ring around the star and an expanding cloud of cooler dust, evidence of the aftermath.

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

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

Ever wonder why all the planets orbit the Sun on more or less the same plane? It’s not coincidence—it’s cosmic physics. This video breaks down how a spinning cloud of gas and dust became the neatly ...

The carbon monoxide, in particular, was interesting: it bore a powerful resemblance to the carbon monoxide seen in the planet ...

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...

The planets closely orbit Barnard’s Star, zipping around their stellar host in a matter of days, compared with the year it takes Earth to complete one orbit around the sun. The outermost planet ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has been investigating the first-ever case of a star caught swallowing a planet —and, in classic ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. The event in question—a ...

Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is ...

Barnard’s Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest ...