Dark energy surprise suggested by super set of supernovae

EarthSky’s Dave Adalian talks with astrophysicist David Rubin about new evidence that dark energy might evolve…

Meet Apep, a pair of dying stars in a swirling nebula

This is Apep, a multiple star system in the direction of the small, southern constellation Norma.…

Top 10 cool things about stars that you probably didn’t know

Here we present 10 cool things about stars! 1. Every star you see in the night…

This baby exoplanet is shrinking toward a sad destiny

View larger. | Artist’s concept of TOI 1227 b. The baby exoplanet, about the size of…

Extensive ancient rivers on Mars revealed in new study

View larger. | A fluvial sinuous ridge, or inverted channel, in Noachis Terra on Mars. A…

Is the 3rd interstellar visitor – 3I/ATLAS – an alien probe?

By Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology Interstellar object discovered On July 1, astronomers spotted an…

Star survives black hole, returns for another round

Artist’s concept of a supermassive black hole shredding and devouring a star in what’s known as…

Young, massive exoplanet is in an unusual double star system

View larger/ full image. | European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile took this…

‘Unicorn’ long-period radio transient baffles scientists

Artist’s impression of the long-period radio transient CHIME J1634+44, which has properties so strange it’s been…

Newborn planet spotted sculpting a spiral around its star

View larger. | The image to the left, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows…