stars

This artist's impression shows a highly unusual star that is destined to become one of the most magnetic objects in the Universe: a variant of a neutron star known as a magnetar.

Planets & Stars

From Obsession to Discovery: Scientists Unlock Secrets of MagnetarsSeptember 29, 2023

Artist’s impression of the pulsar PSR J1023+0038

Cosmic Phenomena

Why does this pulsar have mood swings? Astronomers crack code of cosmic Jekyll and HydeSeptember 20, 2023

A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration.

Cosmic Phenomena

Astronomers discover one of the most dramatic ‘switches on’ of a black hole ever seenSeptember 20, 2023

A silhouette of a couple looking up at the Milky Way.

Extraterrestrial Life

Scientists create ‘cookbook’ for life, with implications for extraterrestrial existenceSeptember 19, 2023

SolO view in the EUV on 30 March 2022 showing a partial section of the Sun with gas at 1 million degrees.

‘Shooting stars’ on the Sun? New discovery sheds light on solar phenomenonSeptember 19, 2023

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light.

NASA’s Webb Telescope captures cosmic fountain of young stars in stunning detailSeptember 19, 2023

A hot jupiter planet is pushed to its star too close and starts to evaporate, shedding its outer layers into the surrounding disc.

Cosmic Phenomena

‘Extreme Evaporation’: Mystery Behind Planet’s Extraordinarily Powerful Stellar Flare SolvedSeptember 12, 2023

Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image)

Dying Star As You’ve Never Seen: JWST Reveals Unprecedented View Of The Ring NebulaSeptember 11, 2023

In this artist's concept, a supermassive black hole pulls a stream of gas off a star that passes too close.

Cosmic Phenomena

‘Missing Link’: Scientists Discover Black Hole ‘Taking Bites’ From Sun-Like StarSeptember 8, 2023

Astronomers using the Webb telescope discovered evidence of complex organic molecules similar to smoke or smog in the distant galaxy shown here.

Cosmic Phenomena

Universe’s Most Distant Molecules Detected 12 Billion Light Years Away — Thanks To ‘Einstein’s Ring’August 22, 2023