"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ...

The universe is full of spectacular sights, from aurora on Earth and Jupiter to the solar flares that cause them, to distant ...

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

Some of the universe’s biggest changes are already underway, even if no one alive today will see the outcome ...

Whenever we enter Valentine’s season, astronomers are sometimes asked about possible Valentine’s Day stars.  To answer this ...

American Museum of Natural History Astronomer Dr. Jackie Faherty joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the cosmos. How old is the universe?Could a solar flare destroy the ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

"Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason." ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is by ...

Jupiter is one of the brightest celestial bodies in the night sky, visible almost the entire year, only losing some visibility when the sun brightness gets in the way of our vantage point. But now the ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...