Tag: stars
Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1%...
Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled...
Brian Jackson, Boise State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist...
Morgan MacLeod, Harvard University
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of...
May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse...
Why does the Earth spin?
Silas Laycock, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not?
Talia Dan-Cohen, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Carl Craver, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St....
Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions...
Eleonora Troja, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Simone Dichiara, Penn State
The Research Brief is a short take...
Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds...
Idan Ginsburg, Georgia State University
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
