Our white dwarf Sun will cool for billions upon billions of years, slowly fading away as a dark, solid carbon-oxygen ball.

C.E, Chinese astronomers spotted a supernova and dubbed it the "guest star." The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Víctor M ...

"The large volume of data from Rubin will give us a sample of all kinds of Type Ia supernovas at a range of distances and in ...

Chilean astronomers have observed a cataclysmic variable known as V1425 Aql. As a result, they have found that this system ...

Astronomers discover an unusual neutron star that emits double pulses, challenging theories about stellar remnants.

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...

"This tells us that objects like white dwarfs may be able to live very close to an event horizon for a relatively extended period of time." SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images.

The light output of exploding white dwarf stars, which are the stellar corpses of stars with masses around that of the sun, is so uniform that astronomers can use it to measure distances.

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only animal used to signal the end of winter weather. States all over the country have their own Groundhog Day mascots used to prophesy the end of winter.

Twin jets erupt from a supermassive black hole in Draco, offering new insights into black hole activity and evolution.

Astronomers await a rare cosmic event as T Coronae Borealis, the Blaze Star, prepares to erupt in a thermonuclear explosion, making it briefly visible in the night sky.