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 ...

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

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

MORE: 3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say Barnard's Star, a low-mass red dwarf, was discovered in 1916. Since then, astronomers have ...

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

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 ...