Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave.

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) obtained the first close-up image of a red supergiant star, WOH G64, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, outside the Milky Way galaxy. WOH G64, a star with a ...

Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star’s surroundings and create a shock wave.

Astronomers on Mauna Kea found the first space object on which NASA’s Roman Space Telescope can test its imaging technology. A new “massive planet ” also was found, the W.M. Keck Observatory said in a ...

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A recent breakthrough in astronomy has illuminated the mysterious dynamics of a binary star system, HD 135344 AB, where a giant planet was discovered orbiting the primary star— a star that had ...

For Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo, the night sky above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory held a breathtaking sight. "I couldn't believe I was photographing a ...

Years ago, three big star parties dominated plans for astronomy enthusiasts in the United States. They were Stellafane, Riverside, and the Texas Star Party. Stellafane and the TSP are still chugging ...