Astronomers from the Czech Republic and Argentina have employed the Gemini South telescope to observe a yellow supergiant ...
New experiments on thallium decay have helped determine the Sun formed over 10–20 million years, improving stellar ...
Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
Whether you're an amateur stargazer or a seasoned sky-watcher, all Chicagoans are invited to LondonHouse Chicago's upcoming ...
In a nutshell A ticking cosmic time bomb lies just 160 light-years from Earth: Astronomers have discovered a rare double ...
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
Each of the planets, labeled b, c, d, and e, has a mass between 20% and 30% of Earth's, making them among the smallest yet ...
Astronomers have long predicted that two orbiting white dwarfs are the cause of most type 1a supernova explosions. While the ...
A pair of dead stars locked in a slow spiral toward mutual destruction has been discovered just 150 light years from Earth — the closest system of its kind ever found. The discovery, published Monday ...
More than 12.5 gigawatts of electricity were generated from solar panels across the country on Tuesday lunchtime.