Stellar transients and mergers represent a dynamic, multifaceted area of astrophysical research in which binary or multiple star systems undergo rapid, transformative events. These phenomena, which ...

Stellar feedback plays a role in modern star formation. As young stars grow, they emit powerful radiation that can disperse nearby gas they need to keep growing. This is called protostellar radiative ...

Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have ...

"We inch closer to understanding where life might be possible beyond this planet we call home." The key to determining which planets could host extraterrestrial life could be growing in the harshest ...

The V 1298 Tau star system contains four young planets, orbiting close to their parent star, where they are baked in X-ray radiation. Orbiting the young star V 1298 Tau, more than 350 light-years from ...

The eventual end of the universe may happen a whole lot sooner than previously estimated. The good news? It’s still not any time soon. Futurism.com reports that a new study, scheduled to be published ...

The key to determining which planets could host extraterrestrial life could be growing in the harshest deserts of Earth in the form of lichen. The secret to this discovery: the "world's best sunscreen ...