Four Giant Planets Found Around a Very Young Star

Astronomers have discovered 4 very large gas planets orbiting a young star only 2 million years old. Looks like we need a new model of planetary formation.

A Substance in Neutron Stars’ Crust May Be Universe’s Strongest Material

An international team of researchers has calculated the strength of nuclear pasta - extremely dense material deep inside the crust of neutron stars. The results show that nuclear it may be the strongest known material in the Universe.

Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Glow Around Neutron Star

“The emission is clearly above what the neutron star itself emits—it doesn’t come from the neutron star alone,” the study’s lead author stated.“This is very new.”

Discovery of a structurally 'inside-out' planetary nebula

International team of scientists have discovered the unusual evolution of the central star of a planetary nebula in our Milky Way. This extraordinary discovery sheds light on the ultimate fate of the sun.

Astronomers stunned by Eta Carinae – the star that will not die

About 170 years ago, Eta Carinae erupted with a titanic blast becoming at one point the second brightest star in the night sky. Somehow, the star survived the “Great Eruption”, providing an intriguing mystery for astronomers.

Haunting Beauty of a Distant Star Cluster

A new image of star cluster RCW 38, an area strewn with young, hot, massive stars, is providing an unprecedented glimpse into a tumultuous region of space located 5,500 light-years from Earth.

ALMA discovers trio of infant planets around newborn star

Two independent teams of astronomers have used ALMA to uncover convincing evidence that three young planets are in orbit around the infant star HD 163296.

Colliding neutron stars likely formed low-mass black hole

The merger of two neutron stars generated gravitational waves and high-energy gamma radiation and detected last August likely produced a record low-mass black hole.

Most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies

An international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.

TESS planet hunter snaps test photo showing 200,000 stars

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – has snapped a stunning test photo showing an estimated 200,000 stars cantered on the southern constellation Centaurus.

Star formation underway 250 million years after Big Bang

Astronomers have observed a galaxy 13.3 billion light years away that includes stars that must have been shining just 250 million years after the Big Bang.

1.7 billion suns in most detailed star catalogue ever

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has produced the most accurate star catalogue ever assembled, including high-precision measurements of the brightness and positions of some 1.7 billion stars.

Hubble spots farthest star ever seen

The team detected the blue supergiant star — which shone when the universe was just one-third its current age — with the help of both the Hubble Space Telescope and gravitational lensing.

Simple telescope picks up hint of the Universe’s first stars, dark matter

A small team of researchers announced that its correspondingly small telescope picked up a signal produced by the very first stars in our Universe.

This Is the Most Distant Confirmed Supernova Ever Observed

On August 22, 2016, astronomers spotted a superluminous supernova whose light traveled over 10 billion years to reach us.