The James Webb Space Telescope has revisited a star that swallowed a planet and found that instead of the star subsuming the ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...

Initially mistaken for a star swallowing a planet, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed a dramatic collision. A planet, ...

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...

Planets are eaten by dying stars as they turn into red giants and expand. Earth will be eaten by the sun in billions of years ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has been investigating the first-ever case of a star caught swallowing a planet —and, in classic ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky this week.

When T CrB does explode, it will look like a very bright star in the night sky in the Corona Borealis constellation. People around the world will be able to track its brightness, providing better ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated ...

When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

Starquakes in stars from cluster M67 reveal hidden pauses that mark major internal changes. These pauses improve how we estimate star ages.

Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St ...