Black holes are among the most intriguing cosmic bodies in space. The Pop III.1 model uses primordial stars to explain how ...

Astronomers have witnessed a rare “extremely stripped supernova” that exposed the inner silicon layers of a dying star, confirming theories of stellar fusion and offering new insight into how ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered the composition of stars at the age of 25: hydrogen, helium, and traces of nearly all other elements. Her 1925 discovery was one of the earliest successful attempts ...

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered the composition of stars at the age of 25: hydrogen, helium, and trace amounts of almost all other elements. Her discovery in 1925 was one of the earliest attempts ...

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...

Astronomers are using radio pulses from space to find missing baryonic matter and learn about supermassive black holes, ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected what appears to be a faint and small star-forming ...

By studying the chemical composition of an odd, dying star, astronomers discovered that it had been feasting on what used to ...

Webb telescope captures a young giant star firing off an 8-light-year gas jet, and revealing how massive stars form.

The horologists behind Vacheron Constantin’s La Quête du Temps reveal how they crafted the mechanical masterpiece to mark the ...

Season 34 of 'Dancing with the Stars' premiered tonight with 14 celebrity contestants competing live from Hollywood. Follow ...