Stars : Science World Report

Aug 11, 2015 07:59 AM EDT

Our Universe is Dying: Stars are Fading Away Over Time

The universe is slowly dying as stars wink out over time. After studying more than 200,000 galaxies, researchers have confirmed that the energy produced in a section of the universe today is only about a half of what it was two billion years ago.

Aug 07, 2015 07:02 AM EDT

Black Holes Stamp Out Rampant Star Birth with a Gassy Solution

Astronomers may have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth.

Aug 05, 2015 02:11 PM EDT

Ghostly Remnants of Galaxy Interactions Captured with Telescope

Astronomers have spotted the ghostly remnants of galaxy interactions in a nearby galaxy group.

Aug 04, 2015 11:00 AM EDT

Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower Next Week: How and Where to See It

Want to see a meteor shower? Then next week may be your chance. The Perseid meteor shower will be in full swing, and you may be able to start seeing the shooting stars as early as this weekend.

Jul 31, 2015 04:48 PM EDT

Stormy Lagoon Nebula Revealed in Spectacular New Hubble Image

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a breathtaking new image of the center of the Lagoon Nebula, a region that's known for its storm of activity.

Jul 31, 2015 02:54 PM EDT

A Third of the Milky Way Galaxy's Stars Have Moved, New Map Reveals

It turns out that stars in our Milky Way galaxy have changed. A new map of the Milky Way reveals that nearly a third of the stars have dramatically changed their orbits.

Jul 27, 2015 05:38 PM EDT

Cosmic Winds Impact Galaxy Evolution by Blasting Gas

How do cosmic winds impact galaxy evolution? Scientists may now have a clearer picture as to how it happens

Jul 24, 2015 12:35 PM EDT

Brown Dwarfs Shoot Jets of Material While Still Growing

Astronomers have discovered jets of material ejected by still-forming young brown dwarfs.

Jul 06, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

Exoplanets: Ring of Tiny Pebbles Reveals How Baby Planets Form

Astronomers may have spotted a string of baby planets. They've found a ring of rocks circling a very young star, which could be the very beginnings of planet formation.

Jul 03, 2015 06:57 AM EDT

Birth of a Giant Planet Witnessed with the Very Large Telescope

Scientists may have observed the birth of a planet. Researchers have used data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to watch a young gas planet orbiting a star designated HD 100546.

Jul 02, 2015 09:00 AM EDT

Earth-like Planets Hosted by Young and Old Stars: 33 Stars Reveal the Ages of 'Suns'

Old stars may have Earth-like planets. A new study of 33 Kepler stars with solar-like oscillations have shown the ages of sun-like stars with Earth-like planets.

Jun 30, 2015 12:08 PM EDT