Gaia mission

The Radcliffe Wave next to our sun (yellow dot), inside a cartoon model of the Milky Way

Cosmic Phenomena

Meet The Radcliffe Wave: A Cosmic Phenomenon Oscillating Through Our Galactic BackyardFebruary 21, 2024

Artist's impression of Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way

Planets & Stars

You Are The Father! ‘Stellar Paternity Tests’ Created To Find Origins Of ‘Orphaned’ StarsJanuary 16, 2024

Artist’s impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be “vampire” star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts (background)

Cosmic Phenomena

Triple Star System Discovery Shakes Up Our Understanding Of Stellar EvolutionNovember 21, 2023

Kepler

You got Pluto’d! Researchers conclude 3 ‘planets’ are actually starsJuly 5, 2022