Stars : Science World Report

May 21, 2014 11:59 AM EDT

Astronomers Capture New Spectacular Image of Colorful Star Cluster in Carina's Wake

Astronomers have captured a stunning image of a star cluster with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the telescope at La Silla. The new picture reveals the cluster and the glowing gas clouds surrounding it against the starry backdrop of space.

May 16, 2014 01:00 PM EDT

First Ever Camelopardalid Meteor Shower Approaches Earth: Get Ready for the Star Show!

Stargazers could see the first-ever Camelopardalid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Comet 2009P/LINEAR.

May 14, 2014 11:53 AM EDT

Watch Two Neutron Stars Colliding and Creating a Black Hole on New NASA Video

NASA has released a spectacular new computer simulation that shows off one of the most violent events in the universe: a pair of neutron stars colliding, merging and forming a black hole.

May 14, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover How Exotic Magnetar is Born: Two Massive Stars Interact

Astronomers may have discovered just how magnetars form. These exotic forms of neutrons stars may just form through the interactions of two massive stars.

May 10, 2014 10:02 AM EDT

NASA Chandra Observatory Reveals How Star Clusters Form with Spectacular Images

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shed a bit of light on how star clusters are born.

May 06, 2014 10:09 AM EDT

Astronomers Make Most Precise Measurement Yet of Distant, Spinning Star

Astronomers have used the galaxy's biggest telescope to make the most precise measurement yet of a distant, spinning star. The new measurement is about one million times more precise than the previous calculations.

Apr 22, 2014 09:55 AM EDT

Nearby Star System Mystery Solved: Massive Planet Dynamics Explained

Astronomers may have just solved the mysteries of one of the most fascinating nearby star systems. Scientists have managed to create the first viable model for the planetary system orbiting one of the first stars discovered to have planets.

Feb 04, 2014 11:46 AM EST

Five New Cosmic Events Give Sky-Watchers an Eventful Week

NASA has announced that there will be five significant cosmic events occurring in outer space this week that include stars and planets, which should keep sky-watchers entertained from February 3rd until February 8th.

Jan 09, 2014 11:38 AM EST

Surprising New Class of Hypervelocity Stars Can Escape Milky Way's Gravity

Astronomers have discovered a surprising new class of "hypervelocity stars" that move fast enough to escape the gravitational grip of the Milky Way galaxy.

Jan 09, 2014 06:53 AM EST

New Celestial Object Challenges Definitions of Planets and Stars

A celestial object may challenge traditional understandings about how planets and stars form. Astrophysicists have discovered an object that defies traditional categories of what is and is not a planet, showing that defining something isn't as easy as you might think.

Jan 08, 2014 08:32 AM EST

NASA Captures Extreme Star Storms on Brown Dwarfs

Could there be storms on stars? New research shows that there is. Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered swirling, stormy clouds on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs.

Jan 01, 2014 06:55 PM EST

New Star System Supports Binary-Star Formation Theory

Scientists have made a new discovery using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). They've found a previously-unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars. The new discovery gives strong support for one of the competing explanations for how double-star systems form.